A new nature journal brings the energy of beginnings. Anything is possible, and there are pages and pages waiting to be filled.
I brought my new nature journal along for a paddle and picnic date with my husband, and he kindly agreed to spend some extra time after lunch so I could sketch and paint this hickory leaf and nut on the picnic table.
I started with a pen and ink sketch with brown ink in a Lamy Safari fountain pen. Then, I added color with my Winsor & Newton travel watercolor kit.
The paper in this new journal is not made for watercolor, but I still use it. The paper warps and wrinkles, and the colors don't flow and move the way they would on real watercolor paper, but I can still lay in color to my sketches as if I'm using markers.
That's what I love about nature journals and sketchbooks. You can do anything in them. No rules. If you find you don't like the end result, just turn the page and start again.
What would you like to sketch in a nature journal or sketchbook? I hope you make that sketch!
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