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 …
Music inspired by nature
Brazilian composer Jarbas Agnelli was reading the newspaper one day, and saw a photo of birds on electrical wires. Inspired by the similarity to musical …
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, …
Snowflakes: miniature works of art
Artists are inspired by nature, but sometimes nature creates perfect works of art on its own. Snowflakes are not only beautiful in their form and …
Come Again in Spring
Come Again in Spring by Belinda Oldford, National Film Board of Canada Continuing our snowy theme this month, we turn to animation. Come Again in …
The Nature of Emily Dickinson
To kick off this wintry new year, here is a poem by Emily Dickinson, who was no stranger to the outdoors. Throughout her roughly 1,700 …
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 …
The Art of Tasha Tudor
Few artists have been more in tune with nature than Tasha Tudor. Not only did she paint the natural world around her, she lived her …
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 …