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The Art of Tasha Tudor
"Laura in the Snow" by Tasha Tudor Few artists have been more in tune with nature than Tasha Tudor. Not only did she paint the natural world around her, she lived her life as in olden days, growing her...
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A New Year in the Untended Garden
It has been exactly three months since I started this blog, and I want to thank all my readers for their feedback and support. I have lots of ideas for the new year, and here’s just a peek at what’s...
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The Nature of Emily Dickinson
To kick off this wintry new year, here is a poem by Emily Dickinson, who was no stranger to the outdoors. Throughout her roughly 1,700 poems, she described nature in her own singular way, as someone...
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Continuing our snowy theme this month, we turn to animation. Come Again in Spring is a short animated film about an old man who has a mysterious visitor one day who threatens his peaceful existence....
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Snowflakes: miniature works of art
Artists are inspired by nature, but sometimes nature creates perfect works of art on its own. Snowflakes are not only beautiful in their form and structure, they are also amazing because of the way...
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Spring is just around the corner
As a gardener and nature-lover, spring is my favorite season. But I’m in no hurry to shake off winter just yet. True, it’s got snow, and ice, and freezing temperatures (at least up north), and...
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The Snowman
Winter is just about here, with snow already falling in colder climates. Winter can be harsh and brutal but also peaceful and stunningly beautiful. It’s a season that inspires artists, writers and...
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The Winter’s Wind – a poem by Keats
As the new year begins, I present for you a poem by John Keats, inspired by a cold winter’s wind but encompassing so much more. The image I’ve chosen to accompany the poem is a famous one by Casper...
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Katy and the Big Snow – a children’s classic
All this recent snow has reminded me of one of my favorite picture books from childhood, Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton. Though not as famous as some of her other books, I think it’s one...
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A tree for all seasons
When people think of looking at trees, March is not usually the month that comes to mind. At least in the northern climates, March is a month when the world seems colorless, trees are bare, and the...
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Premier Automne – First Autumn
Premier Automne is a brilliantly animated short film directed by Carlos De Carvalho and Aude Danset, produced by Je Regarde. It is stunningly beautiful, and explores nature both visually and...
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The long cold winter
It’s been a long winter. Cold, snowy, windy, the kind of bone-chilling weather that makes you want to hibernate. Many artists have painted snowy landscapes through the years, but few measure up to the...
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Haystacks in the snow
Haystacks (Effect of Snow and Sun), 1891, by Claude Monet In 1891, an exhibit by Claude Monet in the Durand-Ruel gallery in Paris included a series of 15 haystacks. It was unusual at the time for an...
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Poetry and music – Vivaldi’s Winter
Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi published his famous group of violin concertos, The Four Seasons, in 1768 at the age of forty-seven. They were what was known as “programme music”, or music written to...
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The Snowflake Man
Wilson Bentley was a Renaissance man. He had no formal training in science or art, yet he had a talent and a passion for both. In 1885 he became the first person to photograph a single snow crystal,...
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Winter in the untended garden
Hello nature friends, welcome back to my blog! I’ve been taking a break from here lately, as other projects have pulled me away. The original purpose of this website was to discuss works of art that...
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