#natureJournal

2025-11-26

A Spotted owlet. Ballpoint pen and colored pencil in #Moleskine notebook. 🪶

#SciArt #Birdart #sketchbook #naturejournal #birds #birdsofmastodon

Photo of the drawing of a Spotted owlet on the page of a ruled A6 Moleskine notebook. Next to the drawing the text "SPOTTED OWLET Athene brama" and the signature of the artist.
2025-11-19

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 paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugstodon #butterfly #pupa #chrysalis

My 2025 Perpetual Journal watercolor and pen art of a Sleepy Orange chrysalis (pupa) and Butterfly, in Tucson, AZ.
2025-11-17
Training in the Dark

Some birds seem determined to test a photographer’s patience — or their low-light technique. Lately I keep stumbling into the same situation: dark birds on dark water, surrounded by even darker environments. And this time the mystery guest was a Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), the Dutch kuifeend, calmly drifting through the shadows at Oranjezon in Zeeland.

Photographing a mostly black bird on black water is a bit like trying to sketch a raven at midnight with a broken pencil. But that’s where the fun begins. With the Canon 5D Mark IV paired with the Sigma 100–400mm, I went for the now-familiar approach: low shutter speed, high ISO, and careful handheld tracking. A balancing act between motion blur and noise, exposure and detail. But when it clicks, it clicks — and this frame caught the elegance of the bird without losing the texture of those inky ripples.

This moment was extra special because I was there with my son. He wanted to escape the pressure of school for a bit, so we drove off at 6:00 in the morning and reached the coast before sunrise. By the time I took this image — around 10:00 — the world had softened, he’d relaxed, and we were just two people sharing cold air, quiet water, and the calming rhythm of nature.

Honestly? Those father-son moments mean more than any perfect exposure ever will.

#TuftedDuck #AythyaFuligula #Kuifeend #Waterfowl #Zeeland #Oranjezon #DutchNature #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #LowLightPhotography #DarkWaterShots #HandheldPhotography #TrackingShots #NatureLovers #BirdWatching #AvianLife #WildlifeMoments #FatherSonTime #NatureAsTherapy #SchoolStressRelief #EarlyMorningPhotography #BeforeSunrise #CoastalWildlife #EuropeanBirds #BirdingNetherlands #ScientificCuriosity #FieldNotes #StoryBehindTheShot #PhotographyPractice #NatureJournal #ExposureChallenges #ISOHigh #ShutterSpeedLow #NaturalMood #MoodyNature #CalmWaters #WaterBirds #ByMaikeldeBakker
2025-11-11

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).

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #ecosystem #ecology #nature #cactus #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #Bobcat #Cottontail

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.
2025-11-04

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 paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #NativePlants #biodiversity #environment #nature #flower #wildflower #BloomScrolling #Spring #Winter

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."
2025-10-20

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).
2025-10-20

Stück Wald im #NatureJournal in 3 verschiedenen Farben #Watercolour (gelb, grün und rot)

Aquarellskizze: ein Stück Waldboden aus der Froschperspektive, vorne mittig ein Pilz auf einem dünnen Stiel,  darunter und überall Herbstlaub,  im Hintergrund fällt grünes Licht durch Stämme

an ode to the season:

where is my fucking sunhat
i put it away because it is
OCTOBER

intermittently sunny, highs in the low 70s (fahrenheit). northern hemisphere, so-called hudson valley, ny. well into autumn. sunhat on.

#climateDiary #natureJournal

2025-10-12

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. 🤔

#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #ecology #nature #insect #arthropod #entomology #bug #bugstodon #moth #larva #caterpillar #SphinxMoth #Grasshopper

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.

but why is it 80 degrees fahrenheit in october?

#climateDiary #natureJournal #climateChange #globalWarming

2025-10-01

✨ 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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#artgerechtIstNurDieFreiheit #endcaptivity #underwaterIllustration #seaIllustration #oceanLove #artForConservation #artivism #artForChange #sachbuchIllustration #illustrationDeutschland #germanIllustrator #natureJournal #NatureJournaling #paderborn

Illustration von einem ausgewachsenen Orca und einem Orcababy. Sie sind umgeben von Sonnenstrahlen und Sternen.
2025-10-01

✨ 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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#underwaterIllustration #seaIllustration #oceanLove #artForConservation #artivism #artForChange #sachbuchIllustration #illustrationDeutschland #germanIllustrator #natureJournal #NatureJournaling #paderborn

Illustration von einer Meeresschildkröte, auf deren Panzer ein Seestern angedockt hat und mittransportiert wird. Sie sehen glücklich aus. Im Vordergrund befinden sich Wasserpflanzen.
2025-09-27
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.
2025-09-21
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.
2025-09-18

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