Originally posted on Plants and Beyond:
~ Have you ever felt peace, rejuvenation, calmness when you find yourself next to Nature? ✨🌳☀️🌿✨ How about taking in the view of breathtaking greenery behind your window? The refreshing and relaxing effect of Green color making a positive effect on our brains. There is a multitude of scientific…
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Maria Sibylla Merian and Natural History
Who Is Maria Sibylla Merian? Artist, scientist, mother, rule breaker extraordinaire… Maria Sibylla Merian’s life story is filled with curious details. This German-born artist, botanist, naturalist, entomologist, and scientific illustrator lived during the 1700s in the Netherlands, where adherence to the guild system in Europe prevented women from painting in oil.[3] Consequently, Merian painted with…
Lessons from Nature with Wassily, William, and Luda
This poem by William Wordsworth reminds us why we need to unplug, venture out, and notice the gifts of nature. The Tables Turned By William Wordsworth Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you’ll grow double: Up! up! my Friend, and clear your looks; Why all this toil and trouble? …
Händel Concerto with Maria Sibylla Merian Video
Georg Friedrich Händel, Concerto Grosso Op. 3, no. 2
with Video of Maria Sibylla Merian artwork
David Kitler and Messages Mothers Give Children
“God is an amazing designer. The closer you look, the more there is to see…“ quote from David Kitler I have a large collection of vintage nature prints on my computer and a smaller collection of originals on my walls — most are by artists long passed away, but remembered for their amazing work….
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd – Birds (after John James Audubon)
Joseph Bartholomew Kidd – Trio of Birds (copy of the work of John James Audubon) Works of Art Yellow Warbler Orchard Oriole Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, after John James Audubon Kidd, Joseph Bartholomew Scottish, 1808 – 1889 Audubon, John James American, 1785 – 1851 Via National Gallery of Art
Maria Sibylla Merian: Illustrated Understanding by Devi Norton
Recently, there is conversation in our office about the importance of hand drawing, more specifically, the ability to understand the environment around us through its practice. I have always been fascinated by scientific illustrations as they seem to portray the quest for understanding told through rendering. One illustrator and naturalist that uniquely displays this is […]….
Library at Sunnyside: Maria Sibylla Merian
See more at Library at Sunnyside (via Maria Sibylla Merian and the metamorphosis of natural history)
Perpetual Nature Journal Joys
Originally posted on Practical Pages:
Last year I introduced you to Lara Gastiger and her inspiring nature journals and beautiful botanical artwork. Recently I read Anne’s interview with Lara Gastiger on My Giant Strawberry – A Sketchbook Conversation. Here’s how Lara describes her perpetual nature journal ~ “I encourage everyone to obtain a blank journal that is a portable size and proceed…
