Episode 62: Ginn Barber – The sky is the limit

Ginn is an artist who is inspired by nature. Much of her art is done en plein air, focusing on landscapes and skies. With a deep love for colour, Ginn knows the value of getting to know your paints by swatching, mixing and creating colour charts.

Listen to hear more about:

• Ginn’s early foundations in art and nature.
• How Ginn chooses different subjects for her art.
• Her thoughts on the difference between nature art and nature journaling.
• Ginn’s outdoor painting kit and how she adjusts it depending on the situation.
• Her process for quickly capturing landscapes and skies en plein air.
• The importance of swatching your watercolour paints.
• Art challenges and how they can motivate our creativity.
• Using art as a way to process the grief of troubling times.
• Tracking resident orcas as a way of connecting with nature.

You can see Ginn’s art on Instagram @alittlemealittlehue.

Listen to the Field Notes recording that Ginn created for Montana Public Radio - Staking out Territory: Loons on Kintla Lake.

Learn more about Orcas from the Orca Behavior Institute and the Georgia Strait Alliance.

For details on the Launch Party for the Nature Journal Club for Teens, follow this link. If you are a teenage nature journaler and would like to join the Facebook group, click here.

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