#nature journal

[karroana]

Osprey !

[mushrooms-and-millipedes]

WHY IS THERE A HONEY BEE IN MY BASEMENT???

WHY IS SHE LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT???

[naturalist-journal]

[cryskir]

Field notes

[bruisedmooons]

I've been spending these winter days mostly just journaling, walking in the woods & drinking coffee and tea

[finz-art]

Hi there, I know I've been mighty quiet, but uh, here! One of my Patreon illustrations! :'> I've been working on an illustrated wildlife series, and I thought it was finally time to share a few previews here again! <3

Right now I'm creating Botanical Studies, Animals Around the World, and Insects Around the World. The insect series is probably my new favorite to work on - it's equal parts artwork and field journal, a chance to appreciate the incredible diversity of life, and that one species at a time! (*´∀`*)

If you'd like to see more, you can find the growing collection here: [Patreon link]

Smollest bean... uwu

[rebeccathenaturalist]

I got to go to the Portland Nature Journal Club's excursion to Portland State University's biology department this past Sunday. They have lots of articulated skeletons, an entire case of taxidermy bird mounts, cases of pinned insects--all great subjects for sketching and painting.

I decided that the massive articulated brown bear skeleton would be a fun specimen to draw; I brought my colored pencils this time since I don't get to work with them as often. Since we only had an hour and change I focused just on the skull. I find bones to be tougher to draw than living animals since the lines and planes are more exacting, and you don't have the softness of fur, feathers, or flesh to allow for variation and movement.

But I'm pleased with the result, and I also tried drawing what the bear might look like with muscle, sinew, skin, and fur over the bone. It's my first time with that particular practice, rather than using photos or living animals for my reference. I could nitpick little details, but I'd rather not, so overall I'm calling it a success.

[windeaterstudios]

Productive nature journaling session the other day! I appear to have accidentally deleted my photos of the green heron. :( I've been trying to collect photos of all of our local herons for an art piece I have in mind and they were one of the last to go. I'm hoping they just ended up in the wrong folder and I'll find them again. If I can, I just have black crowned night herons left to go...