Nature - AnArt4Life (Page 3)

Animals

The Blanket Octopus creates a painting

Watch a Blanket Ocopus become an artist and paint a wonderful artistic masterpiece before your very eyes.

Nature

Revisiting Nadine Dudek

Come revisit the watercolour paintings of birds produced by Nadine Dudek.

Nature

For the Love of Trees

Bringing you more on our theme of "trees" from the camera of artist John Pickup.

Nature

Incredible Shell Museum at Inverloch, Victoria, Australia

The Shell Museum located in Inverloch, Victoria houses a remarkable collection of sea shells. It boasts as one of the world’s best displays of shells, with over 6,000 specimens from all corners of the globe including many local varieties. Credit - Author's photo

Nature

A Sandringham Sunset

It’s autumn in Australia and at Easter time in Melbourne its often cold, wet and winter. On Easter Saturday this year it was like a summer’s day with a magical sunset. Credit - Author's photo

Celebration

Earth Day

Please take 5 minutes today to reflect on the beauty and vulnerability of our wonderful planet we call Earth. Showcasing the work of acrylic artist Amy Casey. Photo by Lukasz Szmigiel / Unsplash

Nature

First signs of Summer in London

This beautiful photograph of the Spring sun delicately painting the tips of buildings in London is a reminder once more of the artistry of Mother Nature.

Gardens

The Jenny Burrowes Japanese Garden at Mentone Girls' Grammar, Melbourne

This is a story of a Japanese Garden created back in 1999 at Mentone Girls Grammar, Melbourne. It's existence is a testament to the relationship the school has with Japan and the Japanese culture and to the dedication of the garden's creator - Jenny Burrowes.

Thread and Needle

Bee Mindful Quilt

A very special treat today as we are shown a most magnificent quilt made by Suzanne Benson who also explains the process involved in creating a quilt.

Nature

Still Life in Nature

Mother Nature reminds us that she is the real expert in "still life". And I was also tempted to help nature along a bit with a little help from technology. But Mother Nature won!!

Nature

A testament to trees

A testament to trees comes with help from our subscribers who lives in Africa who has a great love of trees and the wonderful poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer.

Nature

Eucalyptus of the Year

It's time to vote for your favourite Eucalyptus tree. March 23rd is National Eucalypt Day when we celebrate the beauty and diversity of the eucalypt.

Nature

Shapes in the Natural World

Almost no words today - just the encouragement for you to look around you - look into the natural world - and marvel at the shapes that Mother Nature has created.

Australia

Fences, Posts and Gates - Storyline to Country: Focus on Fences

Travel with us into outback Australia to see and learn a little about very, very. very long fences. Learn a little about a Boundary Rider which John Pickup has created in paint on canvas.

Nature

An English Winter in all its Glory

Winter is an artist's delight with the subtle tones of Mother Nature's palette a joy to behold. Today showcasing Winter in England.

Nature

Resting on a post

Posts are great for resting your weary body - as all birds know. Enjoy some images from Unsplash to relax by. Image credit: Photo by Ricardo Gomez Angel / Unsplash

Architecture

Victorian Desalination Project and Ecological Reserve

The Victorian Desalination Project (VDP) in southern Victoria includes one of the largest single ecological restoration projects undertaken in Victoria. The project was announced by the Victorian Government in June 2007 when Melbourne's water storage levels dropped to 28.4%. Photo my own.

Patterns

Patterns in Nature: Trees

For all those of you frustrated because you couldn't find the second tawny frogmouth - today we give you the answer. And also a close look into the patterns on the trunks of Australian gum trees - the glorious Eucalyptus.

Brazil

Bring in the New Year by escaping to the Amazon Rainforest

We are going to welcome in the New Year by escaping into an Amazon Rainforest with Jan and Mary Tuijp. You can enjoy the amazing photography and "teleport" yourself to a completely different world.

Animals

The beauty of patterns in the animal kingdom

Today we look at some of the beautiful patterns occuring in the animal world, unique across species, and even down to individual animals. Image: imgur.com

Portraits

Sir David Attenborough by Philip Johnson

A wonderful pencil sketch portrait of the incredibly inspiring David Attenborough created by the incredibly talented English artist Philip Johnson.

Animals

Teenage Wallabies and other Creatures in the Grampians National Park, Victoria

The animal life in the Grampians, Western Victoria is abundant and spectacular especially in Spring as the babies are just so delightful. Emus are unusal but the teenage wallabies are even more entertaining as you will see if you watch the video.

Victoria

The Majestic Grampians

Grampians National Park is Victoria’s fourth largest national park and known for its majestic waterfalls, dazzling spring wildflower displays and awe-inspiring mountain panoramas.

Nature

Through Edie's eyes

We are delighted to introduce you to possibly "our youngest contributor Edie, aged 12 from NSW". Edie is an aspiring artist especially in the field of anime and she would like to share some photos taken on her recent travels around NSW, Australia.

Thread and Needle

Yumi Okita - celebrating the intricate detail of Mother Nature!

Today we look at the beautifully intricate moths and butterflies that are hand made by North Carolina artist, Yumi Okita. Image: yumi.okita.fiber.art, on Instagram.

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