So I watched your class the day it was published (a part of it) and wanted to start right away, but it took me some time to find the right objects on my walks and to decide how I wanted to do it. Today I was able to finish the first three projects.

1. For the color matching I decided to go with a flower I saw on my walk last friday and did it in an rainbow pattern (using watercolor):

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 1 - student project

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 2 - student project

For day 2 I got inspired by tree bark:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 3 - student project

I worked my circle with watercolor, watercolor pencils, a micron pen and a white gel pen

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 4 - student project

For day 3 I decided to go with a magnolia blossom from my sisters tree:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 5 - student project

I tried to paint it b/w with watercolorpencils:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 6 - student project

I loved doing the prompts so far, looking forward to do the other ones in the next days.

Here comes the rest.

I sat down in our garden:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 7 - student project

And wrote down all the strange questions, that went through my mind - afterwords I painted clouds around them:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 8 - student project

For the pattern I decided to do a dandelion theme - they are everywhere right now:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 9 - student project

Here is my pattern - I am not very happy with it, it feels like something is missing - maybe I will change it in the next day:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 10 - student project

The 1 qm Challenge was fun - I found these three beauties:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 11 - student project

And this is how I painted them with watercolor pencils:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 12 - student project

This is the spot where I started to paint my map:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 13 - student project

I think, this one was the most challenging for me, but I like the outcome:

Urban Nature Journaling Spring 21 - image 14 - student project

Thanks for this inspiring and fun class. I definetly will try some of the prompts again. It is a great way to combine art and nature.

Lenna Heide

Watercolor-lover, Crafter, Councelor

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