Nature Diaries

Unmasked A lion rendered in just two colours — amber and black — with nothing else around him. No background, no distraction. Just his eyes, steady and unbothered, and a mane that moves like it's caught mid-breath. I wanted to strip everything away and leave only presence.	Natural and pressed This one isn't painted — it's made entirely from real dried leaves and petals, created as part of a holiday project I guided a young student through. The butterfly's wings are a single leaf with hand-painted spots; the flower's petals were already shaped like petals before anyone touched them. A small reminder that nature often does most of the work — we just have to notice it.	Elephant Love Two trunks intertwined. A mother's love—the oldest story in nature, told in blue and devotion. Across all species, the same prayer: hold them close.	My Dear A deer in her forest home. Rendered in graphite and intimacy. There's tenderness in the name "My Dear"—as if we're speaking to an intimate friend, an animal we've watched, known, loved from a distance.
The Vibrant Peacock The peacock teaches us something the fashion world knows well: beauty is also display. Ornament is also power. The feathers aren't vanity—they're a statement of presence.

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