I have fallen in love with nature journaling. I’ve been wandering my garden sketching what I find, taking photos, making notes, researching scientific names, and learning as much as I can. Combining my love for art with a passion for learning about nature more deeply is a great hobby!
I just shared a video about this new passion, specifically how I do my small gouache studies in my nature journal. Usually, I paint these studies outside, sometimes filling a few pages, before adding notes about the plants at home (because I want to do in depth research and not misspell anything). But I also make COLOR notes (bottom right) to remember how I painted something.
If weather allows I do these outside from life, because I learn much more about color and light. Because it’s winter, I have been painting what I can see through my window (a lot of branches). But I also made a special trip to the Inverness Botanic Gardens because the tropical area is warm!
Supplies
These are my main supplies for doing these small gouache nature studies:
- Portable Painter Classic (BUY) with dried gouache (here’s a post about it)
- My custom brush sets
- Hahnemühle Watercolour Books – 100% cotton A6 CP (Non affiliate link)
Watch the video:
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