by Paula Peeters | Nov 25, 2019 | Projects, Wildlife illustration
This week a buzzing crowd of ecologists will descend on Launceston, Tasmania, for the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of Australia. These meetings always have a great vibe. And how can they not? Terrific things happen when you bring together a vibrant bunch...
by Paula Peeters | Nov 5, 2019 | Cartoons, Nature journaling, Wildlife illustration
I visited the Barambah Environmental Education Centre (about 50 km west of Gympie, Queensland) back in August. I ran a nature journaling workshop for the staff, and did some field work for a series of illustrations for a little book about the centre. Here are some...
by Paula Peeters | May 5, 2019 | Cartoons, Nature journaling, Tales of science, Wildlife illustration
Bellbirds were once a part of Binna Burra, but not in my memory. It seems that the bird species that gave its name to Bellbird Clearing, Bellbird Lookout and Bellbird Track was long gone before I first visited the park. But that has all changed now, because a pair of...
by Paula Peeters | Feb 11, 2019 | Nature in Art, Nature journaling, Wildlife illustration
Thank you to everyone who entered the ‘name the species on the ESA 2018 bag design’ competition. Many high-quality entries were received, and I was most impressed with the species ID skills of the entrants. Special mentions go to: Eve Hayden and Gregg Muller for...
by Paula Peeters | Jan 10, 2019 | Wildlife illustration
When I started drawing I was fascinated by line more than anything else. In the last few weeks I’ve been reminding myself of the importance of tone – lights and darks, and how the contrast of these can bring drama to a picture. I took some photos of the...
by Paula Peeters | Sep 5, 2018 | Projects, Wildlife illustration
We’ve always had a lemon tree, in every place that we’ve lived. “The most useful fruit tree you can have,” says Ray. But the other great thing about cultivating lemons is that a beautiful butterfly tends to follow. Caterpillars of the Orchard...
