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I’m so excited! I’ve recently reached a 1000 followers and I would like to thank everyone so much for all your support, wherever you are in the World. 🌎 . . Its amazing to look back on my Instagram story so far and all the support that has come from our Instagram community. It’s so lovely making new creative friends with similar interests. The support makes such a difference, with all my creative adventures. Thank you so much and here’s one of my favourite quotes to celebrate. . . ‘The one red leaf, the last of its clan, That dances as often as dance it can, Hanging so light, and hanging so high, On the topmost twig that looks up at the sky. ‘ Samuel Taylor Coleridge #thewalkingsketchbook #1000followers #1000followersthankyou #supportingartists #makingadifference #instagramartist

I’ve been visiting a good friend today at his home, he is recovering from a head injury. We’ve been painting together indoors. Just a little play. . . Here’s a few of his doodles. The first one from a letter he sent me and the second from today. Loving the use of colour and the patterns emerging. . . Being creative is so good for you, it slows you down. Lots of inspiration today, more to come and hopefully outdoor creativity. So good to see him recovering so well. https://www.paintingsinhospitals.org.uk/29-art-can-aid-recovery-from-brain-injury . . #creativityforrecovery #arttherapy #creativejourney #thewalkingsketchbook @paintingsinhospitals #doodles

On my sketchbook Friday we wandered through the garden and into the wood. Along the way we collected nature things which caught our eye. Leaves, plants, whatever had fallen below our feet. With no plan in mind, we had packed an array of art materials to share along our adventure. Past the pool and onto the top path, sharing creativity and experiences under the canopy of the wood. . 🍃🍃🍃 . Nestled under two oaks trees, up on the platform above the pool, @beadoodlebug sketched the trees above trying out some walnut ink, sketched with an oak twig, and the wispy green grasses sketched with the larch twig and needles. We commented on how engaging it was to mark-make with nature itself. Such a strong connected feeling to create a sense of place with what we discover. It was more like creative play and experimenting. Such fun! 🍃🍃🍃 . Today I had @herbininks in my bag and was keen to bring them out for an airing. So I tried something new. I inked up a piece of fern moss and printed with it in my pocket sketchbook. A direct print, by closing the book and applying pressure. This was so incredibly satisfying. I love the result. . 🍃🍃🍃 . Once this had dried, I tried mark-making with a piece of grass and the larch twig, creating the feeling of being in a forest. We both mentioned how much we had enjoyed our creative meditative adventure today. We ended it with a cup of tea and a cake treat. Thank you @beadoodlebug for joining me today, chatting through creative ideas and creating outdoors in the wood. I feel totally refreshed and maybe it’s a different form of forest bathing. . #forestbathing #thewalkingsketchbook #creativewalk #creativeadventure #drawingwithink #connectingwithnature #maketimeforart #clairfontainepaper #grafit90g

Come rain or shine, I’m looking forward to my Sketchbook Friday tomorrow. I have a planned creative wander with @beadoodlebug 🎨 What creative adventure do you have planned this weekend? 🍃 #thewalkingsketchbook #creativewalk #creativetime #connectingwithnature

Alex Jakob-Whitworth @cameo11111 connected with nature for #sketchacrosstheworld creating this amazing view in the Lake District and shared on twitter. So picking it up to share here and join the Sketch across the World Gallery. I thought it would inspire some of you. You can see more of Alex’s creations on the following website, www.alexjakobwhitworth.co.uk

Hold on folks, are you sitting comfortably on our magic carpet? We are off around the World, to see all those who joined in our outdoor creative adventure at #Sketchacrosstheworld rosstheworld 🎨 🍃 ✨ It’s been amazing to look back. I’m so excited by the whole experience, I hope it was for you too. [click on the link in my Biog to read the Blog]. #sketchacrosstheworld #thewalkingsketchbook #connectingwithnature #creativewalk

This Beech tree stopped me in my tracks. It was literally on the edge. I felt it resonated with what’s happening to the environment around us. The roots were exposed and entwined, woven like the edge of a basket. We are so interconnected with our environment, more than we imagine. #thewalkingsketchbook #beechtree #ontheedge #gnollcountrypark

On my adventure today with trees, I met The Hollow Tree in Gnoll Country Park in Neath, the 2017 Wales Tree of the Year! What a special oak tree to meet. Its completely hollow and it even has its own window. As trees get older the heartwood in the middle of the tree hollows out. This is a completely natural process as tree age. Living, hollow trees. Let’s look after them, give them space, give them a chance. @woodlandtrust #veterantree #hollowtree #homeforwildlife #gnollcountrypark #oaktree #woodlandtrust #makeadifference

It’s been a wildlife inspired day for #worldenvironmentday I’ve seen two hedgehogs, a squirrel, a buzzard, a fox and a Blue Ground Beetle. (The latter unfortunately was not moving very much and thanks to #buglife for meeting and sharing knowledge with us). Nestled in a wood by the name of Coed Maesmelin. A large beetle with a blue tinge and rare in the U.K. They are restricted to 10 sites in Devon and Cornwall. So it was thought.. then a small group of them have been hanging out in precious pockets of Ancient Woodland in South Wales, feeding on slugs at night. They can live for up to 4 years it is thought. But not much is known about them. It’s an Ancient Woodland indicator species and the woods are our oldest and most precious in the U.K. we are constantly battling to save them through our amazing work at the @woodlandtrust These little bugs need somewhere to live, so the next time you are in an Ancient Woodland, imagine who might live in the canopy, in the undergrowth and beneath your feet. We need help to protect and look after their homes. #bluegroundbeetle #ancientwoodland #coedmaesmelin #makeadifference #thewalkingsketchbook

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