Drawing Nature: The Creative Process of an Artist, Illustrator, and Naturalist

A visually stunning exploration of the artistic process by an award-winning nature artist.

Drawing Nature showcases the creative process of a renowned nature artist, guiding readers from field sketches to finished artwork, demonstrating how science and detailed observation of nature can be integrated into the artist’s work to create dynamic and meaningful images. With chapters ranging from basic drawing concepts to more advanced methods and ideas, this beautifully illustrated book is like a peek into the artist’s sketchbooks to uncover her secrets.

Linda Miller Feltner illustrates how observation and recording are sparks for creativity. Her journey from loose sketches and drawings to a completed work begins with observing a natural process, object, or interaction among organisms. Her curiosity sparks a scientific investigation that, when researched, helps her answer a question or make broad, often surprising connections. Combining examples of her stunning work with valuable insights on established artistic techniques, Feltner illustrates how sketching, image development, and scientific accuracy are essential to her art and encourages each of us to cultivate our own powers of observation and rediscover the world around us.