Do you have a favorite nature artist - or many? I have two - one I’ve loved for decades, and another I just “discovered” at the end of last year when searching for a 2025 wall calendar for my kitchen (I know, doesn’t sound promising, but…you’ll see!). The first is Eyvind Earle whose landscape pain…

[image] GothHobbit: Nature Notes for 1906 was a model for her students’ work, and was published posthumously as The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady . My mom has that book! I love the art in it!

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Pretty much anyone that showcases the National Parks in their works. Chiura Obata and Ansel Adams are the two that spring to mind most immediately. I also enjoy Hokusai ’s nature-related woodblock prints. Everyone knows the ‘Great Wave off Kanagawa’, but I really like ‘Cuckoo and Azaleas’. And Er…

[image] erin-816: I’ll add a third too, who might not exactly fit the label of “nature artist”, but because he incorporates his work into beautiful settings, I decided he counts for me: Dale Chihuly . I went to Kansas State University for my undergraduate education. The Mariana Kistler Beach M…

Wow, thank you everyone for your replies! [image] GothHobbit: Picking one would be difficult at best Yes - I didn’t mean to limit to one, probably just nervousness about making my first topic (other than a bug report). Wording fixed! I agree, Edith Blackwell Holden’s illustrations are so b…

Another talented artist I recently became aware of through iNat itself. Her work is so unique, clever and beautiful: www.danlyarts.com

Oh my! Thank you! My work is always inspired by nature, even though it is not always realistic or accurate, especially when working with fabric, which doesn’t lend itself to scientific exactitude. I’m no Roger Tory Peterson, although once upon a time I wanted to be…

The late, great Charley Harper. Stylized and whimsical, yet somehow capturing the essence of each organism. [IMG_5811] [IMG_5809] [IMG_5810]

from Poll: Nature Mural — Do you prefer Facts, or a little Fantasy? : [image] Poll: Nature Mural — Do you prefer Facts, or a little Fantasy? A mural is art. Let it be artistic, not illustrative. Illustrations are for textbooks, field guides, and the like. Your art is beautiful.

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