One nature journaling technique I use when the weather is too hot or stormy to sit outside and sketch is to take a hike and snap photos with my phone. Later, I can make sketches from the photos, and I often find tiny details that I'd missed when I first looked at the scene.
Let's go on a nature walk! You can use these photos to make sketches as if you were walking through the meadow and orchard with me.
These photos were taken on a hot July morning on my farm.
I was entranced by the freshness of the bright green oak leaves on the tip of this branch. New growth with only a few bug holes! The darker, older foliage has been chewed by a variety of critters.
Trumpet creeper blooms.
These little mushrooms popped up all over the field. We've had lots of rain over the last month.
The honeysuckle bushes are decked with bright red berries that catch the sunlight.
Wild blackberries have begun ripening.
Wild yarrow blooms along the fenceline.
I hope you have fun making art from these photos!
