Category: Nature

Luna Moth painting

I decided to paint a Luna Moth for a new moth lady artwork. These moths are also known as Giant Silkworm Moths and are truly beautiful. My moth is a bit lopsided and the wingspan is much wider in real life, I was just a bit pushed for space…  

New Moth Lady – Ermine

After a week in bed with an on/off fever, extreme exhaustion and emotional meltdown, I was able to crawl out of bed with the aid of a cup of tea and finish a moth lady. Now I need to have my first proper meal in 3 days.. Thank god for justeat dot com I wish…

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Ermine moth painting

I painted an Ermine moth, one of these moths flew into my bedroom recently and I spent ages looking at it and photographing it, they are truly beautiful.

Rare moth in my garden!

I’ve been watching these moths flying around my garden all summer and assumed they were butterflies, as they fly during the day. However one flew into the kitchen (I love the kitchen nature trail during the summer when I leave the door open and the light on at night) and I had the chance to…

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New art journal page – Lady Hawkmoth

I decided to paint a new art journal page with an Elephant Hawk-moth and lady, it’s sort of supposed to describe how nature is both in us and around us.. :)

New art journal page – trust

I started this art journal page as I wanted to paint a bird and darker skinned lady, however as the picture emerged I realised it was about trust. The bird having enough trust in the lady to land on her, and the lady allowing the bird’s sharp beak to be so close to her eyes….

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RSPB Rainham May 2014

I went on the Sunday Stroll at RSPB Rainham yesterday. I last went in the winter of 2012 so was very excited to see what was there during springtime :) It was a fantastic day, the sun shone, the birds sang and our guides were very good, we learnt lots about the folklore surrounding plants…

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