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Here’s my Perpetual Journal art showing a Queen Butterfly 10 minutes after it emerged (eclosed) from its chrysalis! My latest blog post has my photos of a Queen emerging 😍https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/butterfly-visitors-part-2

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My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Queen Butterfly eclosing (emerging) from its chrysalis, in Tucson, AZ.

We’ve seen a number of Sleepy Orange chrysalises & butterflies this Fall. Here’s a chrysalis (pupa) & butterfly I illustrated for my Perpetual Journal. See more of my pupa/butterfly art & excitement on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/butterfly-visitors-part-1

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My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Sleepy Orange chrysalis (pupa) and Butterfly, in Tucson, AZ.

Beim Brötchenholen: Biber im Baum? #NatureJournaling in #watercolour

Aquarellskizze über Federzeichnung: ein knorrigee Baumstamm mit tiefgefurchter Rinde, aus dem ein Tiergesicht zu gucken scheint

Our Barrel Cacti have stopped blooming for the season & are now topped by yellow fruits (and yes, we’ve seen a 😍Bobcat recently, but just walking through our yard not lounging as I drew in 2023 for this Perpetual Journal page).

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My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Barrel Cactus in bloom, with 3 color swatches of red, orange and yellow representing the flower colors; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Desert Cottontail stretched out in our yard, resting; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Bobcat lounging on our brick wall by our front walkway, all in Tucson, AZ.

After 17 months off & on I finally finished Tucson Yard Journal: February—the 9th in a monthly series highlighting the amazing flora & fauna in my yard. February features lots of wildflowers in bloom! Read about my art process on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/fast-art-and-slow-art

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Tucson Yard Journal - February: my watercolor & pen panel art of the Catalina mountains with a dusting of snow, mammatus clouds, lots of wildflowers blooming including Fleabane, Brittlebush, Lupine, Owl's Clover, and Mexican Poppies. Text reads "Spring in Tucson starts in February, with colorful wildflowers including Lupine, Owl’s Clover, Mexican Poppies & Brittlebush brightening the landscape, especially later in the month."

Orangeseitling, Waldboden: Gestern Nachmittag am Angelteich #NatureJournaling in #watercolour

Aquarellskizze: aus einem lila-blauem Untergrund wachsen buttergelbe Pilze, die oben stoppelig behaart wirken

Aquarellskizze: bunte Herbstblätter vor blaugrünem Hintergrund, alle liegen durcheinander

I love watching Prickly Pear tunas (fruits) change color from green>pink>maroon so I used data visualization in my art to track the color change. On Day 19 I saw a Harris’s Antelope Ground Squirrel eating it & on Day 20 the tuna had fallen off the cactus, onto the ground.

#DataViz #DataVisualazation #SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #environment #ecology #nature #outdoors #cactus #PricklyPear #fruit

My watercolor and pen art showing the color change of a Prickly Pear cactus tuna (fruit) over the course of 20 days, from green, to a tinge of pink, to pink, to maroon, to partially eaten, to gone (it fell off the cactus on Day 20).

Ein kleines Stück Wald #NatureJournaling in #Watercolour

Aquarellskizze: Blick auf einen kleinen Ausschnitt Waldboden, ein paar Eichen- und Buchenblätter, Eicheln, ein Eichenblatt mit kugeliger Galle

Rain shafts like this sunset pink-tinged one I painted in my Perpetual Journal are to me a quintessential feature of our Southwest U.S. landscape! BTW, I saw NO Sphinx Moth larvae this summer in our Tucson, AZ yard. 🤔

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My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a pink-tinged rain shaft at sunset; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Grasshopper on my windowsill; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of large green Sphinx Moth larva, all in Tucson, AZ.

Since our Desert Senna’s been blooming again lately & our Desert Milkweeds look like they're forming new flower buds, this seemed like a good time to post this Perpetual Journal page of mine, from a few months ago. And YES! 🥰We’ve seen a Gila Monster more than once this year!!!

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My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Desert Milkweed flower buds; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Desert Senna in bloom with a yellow flower; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Gila Monster, all in Tucson, AZ.

✨ #winonaki90k ✨

Here’s my take on @winonaki’s new dtiys. Congrats on 90k!
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#dtiys2024 #cozyArt #childrensbookillustration #KinderbuchIllustration #illustrationdeutschland #germanIllustrator #natureJournal #NatureJournaling #skizzenbuch #magicalillustration #paderborn

Illustration von einer Person mit kurzen blauen Haaren und geschlossenen Augen. Sie hält ein Buch vor der Brust, auf dem "Glühwürmchenmagie" steht. Auf ihrem Kopf liegt ein Hase.

✨ Nutria im Regen ✨

Nutria leben bei uns im Paderquellgebiet und sind an ihren leuchtend orangefarbenen Zähnen zu erkennen.

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Illustration von einem Nutria mit geschlossenen Augen. Es sitzt auf einer kleinen grünen Insel im Regen.

✨ Orcafamilie ✨

Ich habe schon immer sehr gern Geschichten mit Walen und Delfinen in Interaktion mit Menschen gelesen – Fiktionen, Dokumentation oder beruhend auf wahren Begebenheiten. Und ich lieb sie alle.
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Illustration von einem ausgewachsenen Orca und einem Orcababy. Sie sind umgeben von Sonnenstrahlen und Sternen.

✨ Meeresschildkröten-Taxi ✨

Vor ein paar Wochen habe ich ein total cooles Video gesehen, wo ein Seestern von einer Meeresschildkröte umher getragen wird. Leider finde ich es nicht mehr. Also hab ich es selbst gemalt :)
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Illustration von einer Meeresschildkröte, auf deren Panzer ein Seestern angedockt hat und mittransportiert wird. Sie sehen glücklich aus. Im Vordergrund befinden sich Wasserpflanzen.

2/2: recent Perpetual Journal butterfly art: pink(!) Cloudless Sulphur butterfly chrysalis (+ Longhorn Bees & a Turkey Vulture). See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/an-orange-butterfly-and-a-pink-chrysalis

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #bee #bird #birds #birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Vulture

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a pink Cloudless Sulphur butterfly chrysalis; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Turkey Vulture; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of Longhorn Bees gathering on Brittlebush stems, all in Tucson, AZ.

1/2: recent Perpetual Journal butterfly art: Variegated Fritillary; Sleepy Orange chrysalis & butterfly (+ a Gila Woodpecker peeking out of a Saguaro hole). See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/an-orange-butterfly-and-a-pink-chrysalis

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #cactus #Saguaro #insect #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #chrysalis #bird #Woodpecker

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Variegated Fritillary Butterfly; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Sleepy Orange chrysalis & butterfly; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Gila Woodpecker peeking out of a hole in a Saguaro, all in Tucson, AZ.

Just by chance my Perpetual Journal page ended up with 2 lizards & was a good opportunity to show their different types of scales! For more lizard adventures see my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/leapin-lizards

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My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Desert Spiny Lizard with keeled scales; my 2024 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a green unidentified caterpillar on Desert Senna leaves; & my 2023 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Western Banded Gecko with granular scales, all in Tucson, AZ.

WACHOLDER Das Thema heute beim #naturejournalclub #Dortmund im @botanischer_garten_rombergpark Featuring ein zutrauliches Rotkehlchen, eine Libelle und jede Menge Spinnen. 🤗🕷️ #Ruhrgebiet #naturejournaling #naturesketching #watercolor #coloredpencildrawing #FineArt #sketchbook #art

Doppelseite im Skizzenbuch mit einem Rotkehlchen auf einem Sandweg, der von Strauchwacholder und Heidekraut umsäumt ist. Detailskizze von Wacholderbeeren am Zweig. Detailzeichnung Spinne im Radnetz in Graphit. Stempel und Signatur.

Foto einer Kreuzspinne im Radnetz im Wacholdergrün, seitlich aufgenommen.

We’re starting to see more Queen Butterfly eggs & larvae on our Milkweeds (1st time since May; here they are in my Perpetual Journal). I love watching butterflies’ life cycle from egg>caterpillar>chrysalis>butterfly!😍

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #cactus #PricklyPear #flower #BloomScrolling #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugs #butterfly