We've had a fantastic range of artwork to add to the Isle of Man Nature Journal map over the last couple of weeks. Before I start my ink-drawing adventures for Inktober, I thought I'd share all the new artwork in one go as a blog post this week.
It was such a delight to open the IOMNJ email and find not one, but six of Sue King's glorious paintings for addition to the map. I've long been a fan of Sue's work and the way she abstracts landscapes into clever, flowing blocks of colour.
Rosie J Wood, who works from Grenaby Studios, has already been kind enough to send in two gorgeous drypoint prints of moths for the map. This week, I was very happy to receive one of her beautiful stone sketches and a drypoint print with chine collé of a scallop shell from Fenella beach.
Another of my fellow artists at Grenaby Studios has allowed me to add several paintings this week. Ali Foster has been busy painting several scenes incorporating some of the beautiful old houses that we see around the Island, including a cottage at Cregneash, Molly Carrooin's Cottage in Onchan and, of course, some of the lovely stone buildings at Grenaby.
It's been fantastic to add so many artworks to the map at once and it's really taking shape as a great resource for those interested in art and nature on the Isle of Man. If you have a piece of art that you think we could add, please email a photo of it to emma@iomnj.com. We need to represent as much of the Island in as many different art styles as possible, so please let me know if you'd like to take part.
As it's October now, Inktober has started. I'm not following the official Inktober prompts and am instead choosing a few as I go through October from the WildTober prompt list. This list has been created by the Wild Wonder Foundation and is perfect for nature journallers. I'll be sharing my ink drawings on social media and here on the blog over the coming weeks. If you'd like to see what I did for Inktober last year, take a look at the blog post here.
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