Turner and the art of the seascape
J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851) was one of the greatest English painters of land and sea, and far ahead of his time. Many of his works are …
Category: Art & Nature
The Secret of Kells, the beauty of nature
There are many reasons to love the new animated film The Secret of Kells, and not least is the way it portrays nature. More than …
Welcome Spring
To celebrate the first week of spring, here is a drawing I did recently for the Creative Juices blog, for our “What The Doodle”. The …
Spring is just around the corner
As a gardener and nature-lover, spring is my favorite season. But I’m in no hurry to shake off winter just yet. True, it’s got snow, …
A New Year in the Untended Garden
It has been exactly three months since I started this blog, and I want to thank all my readers for their feedback and support. I …
Arthur Rackham’s Amazing Trees
Many people stop looking at trees after the leaves fall off, but this is when I think trees become the most interesting. And one of …
Autumn artwork by Kristina Swarner
Autumn is fast disappearing, as the few remaining leaves manage to cling to the trees. It is a season of transition, all the more precious …
The nature drawings of Andrew Millner
Andrew Millner is an artist who creates digital images of plants and trees, exploring the natural world and the way we see it. His method …
The Paper Collage of Mary Delany
Mary Delany was one amazing woman. She lived in England during the 1700s, and in the course of her 88 years she was a gardener, …
Art and Nature
Welcome to my new blog! Here I will be discussing and celebrating the many ways that artists explore nature, focusing on fine art, books, films, …