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The Colours of Nature: Scarlet Red
Red. The colour of passion, anger, post-boxes and ripe tomatoes. Red pigments have been used since the earliest cave paintings, but the colour is often problematic. Reds have often been poisonous or fade far too easily. The colour itself can…
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The Wettest PleinAirpril?
I know I said I wanted to try watercolour, but this is ridiculous! I really didn’t expect so much water to be falling from the sky. I haven’t been out every single day but there has been some braving of…
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The Colours of Nature: Gamboge Yellow
It’s been a bit grey lately on the Isle of Man, so to brighten things up we’ll focus on the cheerful shade of Gamboge Yellow in this instalment of ‘The Colours of Nature’. Gamboge is a yellow pigment obtained by…
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PleinAirpril Plans
Just a quick blog post this week, as I’m busy spring-cleaning the studio and prepping for lots of new artwork. I’m also getting ready to take part in PleinAirpril, a challenge created by the US-based artist community, Warrior Painters, to…
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The Colours of Nature: Flax-Flower Blue
Butterflies, flowers and gorgeous blue! These things evoke impressions of spring and summer in my mind and are a balm to my soul on the many grey, cold days we’re getting lately. Luckily, the second in a series of posts…
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Buy Books and Support The Isle of Man Nature Journal
If you love books and have been interested by some of the ones featured on our blog, then check out our new page on Bookshop.org. Bookshop.org is an online bookseller that gives independent bookshops a percentage of each purchase. It also…
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The Colours of Nature: Greenish White
With the emergence of spring flowers bringing some welcome colour to the countryside, there’s an opportunity to use a wider colour palette in our drawings of nature. Having reviewed the book, Nature’s Palette, I wanted to find out more about…
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Book Review: Nature’s Palette
Enjoying nature and appreciating colour often go hand in hand. For artists representing the natural world in their artworks, colour will almost certainly be central to the process. I wasn’t going to do another book review so soon, but this…
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Sketches from Laxey Glen: Ink and Graphitint pencils
No matter the time of year, Laxey Glen is always incredibly beautiful and full of interest for the artist or natural historian. This glen has a rich history of ownership and cultivation, so there’s an interesting mix of tree species…
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Horses and the Isle of Man
From ancient times to the present day, horses have played a significant role in the Manx culture, economy, and way of life. In this week’s blog, I’ll be taking a look at some of the resources at the iMuseum and…