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Bookshelf Treasures: Botanical Books

Bookshelf Treasures: Botanical Books

April 17, 2017

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Near home, there is a stand of poplars that tower

Near home, there is a stand of poplars that tower above everything else. When I’m walking home, I can see them first, over the hill. The sight of them against the pastel evening sky is a lovely homecoming. 🍂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This is a memory from our travels in the UK a whil

This is a memory from our travels in the UK a while back. I wish we could have walked further along this path and see what lay beyond the crest, but time and weather were against us 🍂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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A little painting of the path to the Wombat Pool a

A little painting of the path to the Wombat Pool at Cradle Mountain. I have a very limited range of gouache at the moment so it’s been good practise in mixing and picking colours. Hopefully I can expand my collection sometime this year ✨
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Another sketch from the same spot as my last post!

Another sketch from the same spot as my last post! This time, coloured pencils on toned paper. I studied the greens I had wilfully ignored in my previous painting. I’m almost out of pages in this little sketchbook, and wondering whether to replace with the same or try something different ...⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Last month we spent a night camping in Northern Ta

Last month we spent a night camping in Northern Tasmania, and we took a lovely, rugged walk to this remote beach. The pastel tones of scrub, marsh, sand and sky was just beautiful. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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PS: I had some questions about the sketchbook! It’s a Zeta series book by @stillmanandbirn and I bought mine from @larrypostcomau (If you’re in Aus, I recommend them!)⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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postcard versions of last month’s painting, Moon

postcard versions of last month’s painting, Moon Drop. (These are for my patreon). It’s been a slow-to-start year, but I found my feet eventually. I feel like I did a lot of groundwork and basics this year, but next year I’m going to really hold myself to finishing projects!
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A golden view from central Tasmania, as we drove i

A golden view from central Tasmania, as we drove into the evening light. The scrubby, warm light at this time of day is always bewitching to me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Sneaking in before next week with this! I’m happ

Sneaking in before next week with this! I’m happy with my progress in getting back into sketching this year. Let’s draw more in 2020! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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