A Few More From Manc/Jai Redman

This is a piece by Jai Redman, an environmentalist artist. This is a painting (use of watercolour) and I find it really beautiful. It may just be just a leaf - but the way that if you weren't stood close it would just look like a leaf, interests me. I'm typically a real hater of all realism (because I think you can just take a photo of that and it's not very inventive) but when it comes to nature, I feel differently. Environmentalist Redman has opened my eyes and now I wanna do more nature paintings, damn.

These are some pressed fern leaves in the museum. I love the way that the leaves are all differently shaped and the detail within each section of it. I sadly didn't record where this one was from, but the difference between this one and the one below is significant considering they're classified as the exact same plant.

These final two from the museum conclude what my favourite pieces from the natural museum were. Look how pretty dried, pressed plants were and are. They inspire me to draw them and have inspired me to try out having my own version but in a sketchbook.