Betsy
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Yesterday my daughter and I went for a long walk to get out of the house, fresh air and exercise. We have been on Covid-19 lockdown for over a week now. We took the art supplies with us and did landscape drawings. We were inspired by the moody clouds over the mountains at first but the real observations we made during our walk was the transition from winter to spring. There is still snow on the ground, the meadows are boggy with snow melt, making a thick mud that you don't want to get stuck in so we had to stay on the path. The birds were singing and I even saw a big black fly - but he flew away before I could sketch him. Not sure if any of you out there are Gabriel Garcia Marquez fans...but I think this little sketch/painting should be called "Nature Love in the Time of Corona Virus"...
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I recorded some observations and findings from a local walk around some ponds, local nature trail. I just used pencil and pen for these drawings. I was trying out some different styles to record where I found things, measurement, taxonomy, etc. I am not completely pleased with the result but I think it was a good experiment for me. I am excited to keep trying in this direction. The walk I was on is in Colorado front range, Fort Collins to be exact. The trail goes through a prarie/field habitat with ponds. You see prairie dog colonies, rabbits, blue herons, Canadian Geese, hawks - evidence of nocturnal animals like racoons, owls, etc. On this walk I found a prairie dog skull, dried plants like thistles and tracks preserved in the mud which I attempted to draw. the observations that were easy were the tracks in the mud, the various plants and finding things like the skull. What wasn't easy for me was thinking about it scientifically - I tend to go to beauty factor and awe first before breaking it down to taxonomy and measurement. I played with some journal techniques - I thought it was fun - lots to learn. I am trying to figure out how to organize the page so that it doesn't look so messy and how to organize my writing.
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1. I have been nature journaling for a long time without calling it that or really structuring what I was doing. I love to paint, draw, etc nature subjects and I love to find and collect things like shells, bones, rocks, etc. I was inspired to take this class to put some more structure or intentionality behind journaling so that could have more of an overall product to share with others. 2. I really like the journals that have different views of the same thing on one page with notes, it's really interesting to look at visually. I also realized while looking at these journals that seemingly mundane observations are actually fun to read if you werent there - so I need to be more confident about sharing what is on my mind in the moment. 3. I like to draw/paint images from dreams as well when they involve animals, forests, rivers - nature subjects. For example, I had a dream once that I was a fox running through the forest - I could see my paws and whiskers! So, I like the physical reality of nature journaling and observation, but also journaling about our other experiences with nature that are felt and experienced differently too.
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1. I prefer to draw form nature not photos, the photo felt static. The lens decides on the perspective which I dislike, the lens decides on the depth perception. The green background bothered me so I ignored it!
2. I wouldn't have noticed the lichen was the same color as the bird if I had not been staring at the photo
1. I prefer to draw form nature not photos, the photo felt static. The lens decides on the perspective which I dislike, the lens decides on the depth perception. The green background bothered me so I ignored it!
2. I wouldn't have noticed the lichen was the same color as the bird if I had not been staring at the photo Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)