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…

Roger Tory Peterson’s drawings are awesome.

Oh my gods. So many. Liz Clayton Fuller Keith Hansen Rosemary Mosco Katelyn Davis I’ll be adding more for sure.

[image] erin-816: Do you have a favorite nature artist? My friend Elena Bushan, who is a professional mural artist in Calgary. I featured her in this thread I created: https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/poll-nature-mural-do-you-prefer-facts-or-a-little-fantasy/55065

Picking one would be difficult at best, so I’ll go with the one whose work ties in to my other major obsession: early 20th Century history (particularly Women’s History). Edith Blackwell Holden She was an illustrator, as were several of her siblings, and teacher. Nature Notes for 1906 was a model …

I am a longtime fan of Tim Wistrom. His work stands in contrast to today’s paradigm that nature requires micromanagement to survive.

[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!

Caspar David Friedrich Albrecht Dürer

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…

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oksanaetal March 6, 2025, 10:06pm 4

Oh yes! How could I forget them??

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