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State Winner for 'Building Communities' in the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2024; State Winner for 'Promoting Sustainability' in the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2022
State Winner for 'Building Communities' in the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2024; State Winner for 'Promoting Sustainability' in the Telstra Best of Business Awards 2022

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  • Artist Spotlight: Ami Sangani
    January 22, 2024

    Artist Spotlight: Ami Sangani

    _________________________________________________ Image: Ami Sangani Nature journaling has been a revelation in my wellbeing journey.  During times of adversity, I often immersed myself in the natural world to feel soothed and turned to artists for inspiration.  However until undertaking the nature...

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  • Artist Spotlight: Yvonna de Jong
    January 10, 2024

    Artist Spotlight: Yvonna de Jong

    _________________________________________________ Image: Kookaburra in natural acrylics by Yvonna de Jong Yvonna de Jong is a Canberra based Artist, passionate about nature and caring for our environment. She is a qualified teacher and her preferred medium is acrylic paints. She is...

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  • Artist Spotlight: Dr. Tanya Scharaschkin
    January 8, 2024

    Artist Spotlight: Dr. Tanya Scharaschkin

    _________________________________________________ Image: 'Elaeoarpus grandis', Tanya Scharaschkin Dr Tanya Scharaschkin is a botanist, artist and teacher. Tanya is intrigued by patterns in nature and is keen to share the beauty of plants that she sees at different scales as a botanist....

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  • ACT Newsletter September 2023
    September 15, 2023

    ACT Newsletter September 2023

    As the Wattles Begin to Bloom. . ._________________________________________________ Take a moment to appreciate the beauty of nature as we head into spring. As the flowers bloom and it starts to warm up, there are plenty of ways to appreciate nature....

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  • NatureArt Lab Newsletter - September 2023
    September 1, 2023

    NatureArt Lab Newsletter - September 2023

    Image: 'Flowers in life and watercolour' - Karen Holloway Spring is here! The beginning of September also marks the start of Spring, it's a great time to get out and see nature as the new growth blooms and animals tend...

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  • NatureArtLab Newsletter - August 2023
    August 10, 2023

    NatureArtLab Newsletter - August 2023

    Image: 'By the Beach' - Linda Hollier 'Nature in Focus' Exhibition Recap Last week marked the close of our 'Nature in Focus' nature photography exhibition, it was fantastic to see the range of entries by our photography course and workshop...

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  • ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Libby Derham
    June 19, 2023

    ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Libby Derham

    An award-winning, full-time artist, Libby Derham is a fourth-generation watercolourist. She won the Annie Tan Memorial Watercolour Award (Queensland Regional Art Awards) (2021) and has been a finalist in multiple local and national awards. She completed art training at Surrey Institute of Art and Design in the UK (1996-1998). 

    Pushing traditional into experimental watercolour, Libby looks for new ways of working with the medium’s dynamic fluidity and transparent qualities, mixing with pigment. An appreciation for the natural world informs Libby's practice. The work seeks to capture her sensory experience within it and the immersive qualities of En plein air. 

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  • Botanical Art - A Productive Meditation
    June 15, 2023

    Botanical Art - A Productive Meditation

    David Reynolds is a botanical artist from Melbourne who teaches in Canberra and Brisbane with NatureArt Lab.In this article talks about his art practice and the importance of getting to know your subject. He also asked the question about botanical art and gender. Hopefully more men will join this creative pursuit and enjoy the productive meditation the art of botanical painting provides. 

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