This weekend I'm leading four FREE nature journaling workshops at the lovely Brisbane Botanic Gardens at Mt Coot-tha.
Spring has come to Mt Coot-tha, so we'll be drawing and writing about flowers and pollinators.
Join me either for family sessions in the mornings (Ages 8 years and up) or adult sessions in the afternoons (Ages 16 years and up; interested kids 10 years and over are welcome if accompanied by an adult)
For more details and booking links, go to https://www.paperbarkwriter.com/events/
Beginners welcome, no drawing or writing experience necessary. Come along and have fun!
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Sanderling (Calidris alba) in action.
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Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in action.
Haematopus for its blood-tipped bill.
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Diário (2019)
O voo de Gralhas-pretas (Corvus corone) contra o vento na Serra Amarela (P. Barca, Portugal) #naturejournaling #nature #birdwatching #bird
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@MajaMielke Thank you for posting this! On my walks, I'm going to try looking more closely at how birds are eating
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#birds #naturejournaling #nature
One entry from my journal back in july 2020: the NeoWise C2020F3 comet observartion from a time when I was just obsessed about archeoastronomy data (I'm still in it, though). Bottom line: "This comet's eliptical trajectory aproaches the Sun each 6800 years.."
Around 4200 bC , people on this side of the planet (Iberian Peninsula) where carving rocks depicting strange objects flying through the night.
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#nature #naturejournaling #archeoastronomy #arqueologia #archaeology
My first drawing of a bird back in 2018). An Eurasian Jay (Garrulus Glandarius), the oaktree forests shepperd.
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#bird #birddrawing #nature #naturejournaling #avesdeportugal
This morning with Sydney Sketch Club, an indoor, inner city "nature journalling" session. (This involved gathering upstairs in a pub and playing musical chairs with artefacts that we'd all brought in.) This spread is a mix of ink, graphite and watercolour sketches.
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Fat ass aloe vera plant on the corner of Dolores & 18th #symbiosisinthecity #naturejournaling#sfart#sanfrancisco#aloevera #sfcityscape #urbanlandscape #streetscene #missiondistrict #missiondistrictsf
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Reacquainting myself with the odd PLANT that is Dodder for #NatureJournalingWeek (#NatureJournaling)
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Studying a "Tree Anemone" flower for Day 1 of #NatureJournalingWeek2023 #NatureJournaling
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Have you ever wondered why an artist chooses a certain medium? In my latest blog post I describe how I got started with watercolor and why it’s now my favorite medium. https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/how-i-fell-in-love-with-watercolor
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Up until a few weeks ago, lots of (harmless) Crane Flies were hanging out on our patio ceiling. As I noted here for that week’s Perpetual Journal entry, the Crane Flies’ tiny, modified hind wings act like gyroscopes! WOW!
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In April on my blog I shared art of/wrote about Sonoran Desert insects, flowering plants, weird & wonky plants & more. Check out my blog at https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/ & I’d love to have you subscribe to my free email newsletter!
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Happy May! A couple of years ago I created an art series in which I painted 1 color/day of something from nature I saw in/from my yard including trees, wildflowers, cacti, animals, birds, insects, reptiles, skies & clouds. Here’s my Tucson Color Journal for May.
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After I finished painting a blooming Ocotillo for my Perpetual Journal weekly art, an Iron Cross Blister Beetle visited our patio. With those amazing colors, I couldn’t resist adding it to my PJ page!
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Reginald after his shopping trip to IKEA, trying to assemble the new furniture. 😅
(He took fresh twigs and frayed them himself. They're more elastic and soft and better to work with, I suppose. Dry old sticks aren't good enough.) #crow #crows #corvid #corvids #crowstodon #cawmunity #birds #birdwatching #naturejournaling
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I always enjoy stepping outside & listening to the surround-sound Avian Chorus. This Perpetual Journal art depicts just a few of the birds we hear regularly in our yard!
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I just published this art of a Bladderpod and another “weird & wacky” illustration on my blog. Check out my latest blog post & subscribe to my free email newsletter: https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/
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Here’s another of my Perpetual Journal entries—Brittlebush blooming in our yard.
I just published this & 3 other of my Brittlebush illustrations on my blog. See my blog post & subscribe to my free email newsletter: https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/
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