Insect Artists and Their Human Helper
Even at the bottom of a stream, an ugly insect can collect trash to make really cool works of art.
Category: Nature in Art
I may have no artistic talent, but I can appreciate it, especially as it relates to the human connection to nature. The art I will be showing may not be the most famous landscapes or animals, but have a personal connection to myself. But we will see where these posts take me over time.
Structural Coloration Part II: Bird-Tricking Berries
Pollia condensata create bright blue colors without any blue pigment through structural coloration.
Art as a Record of Our Natural Past
Art as a record of natural history-before “recorded history”
Art in Nature: Structural Coloration – Not a Pigment
How physical structure can influence bouncing light in ways pigments cannot.
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
One of the artists who helped lay the foundation for American naturalists.
The Hudson River School: Promoting Conservation in America
A 19th century movement that inspired environmental conservation in America.
German Romanticism: Dynamic Landscapes
A social attitude in philosophy, art, music, and literature that created many works still known by school children across the world today.
No Easel? One Will Be Provided
A resource for painting nature discovered in southern New Jersey.
Waves and Sky
Featuring some landscapes by MichelleJudithArt
19th Century Sketches
Featuring rural sketches of 19th century Connecticut by my great great aunt.