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About Plant & Petal

I search for nature wherever I go. Gardens, markets, flower shows, and nurseries, I surround myself with a cultivated nature now.

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I love the seasons, especially Autumn and Spring. There's something life affirming about the feeling of transition, the cycles of time. And with these beautiful crisp days we've been having, what's not to love? Happy October, everyone! . . . . . . #watercolourpainting #watercolours #illustratorsofintagram #illustrationartists #instaartist #artistsofinstagram #foxessofinstagram #botanicaldreamer #dailydoseofwhimsy #foxes #floralflatlay #picturebookart #whimsical #instaartist #happy #canadianart #instacreative #makersmovement #madetocreate #creativelifehappylife #createeveryday #kidlitillustration #storytime #storytelling #picturebook #lovetheseasons #autumn #october Happy #october1st! It's really feeling like autumn now, my favourite season! . . . #watercolour #Watercolourpainting #painting #Illustrationartist #pumpkin #miceofinstagram #harvestmouse #happyartistmovement #cuteart #kidlitart #picturebookart #whimiscal #artistsofinstagram #makersmovement #creativelifehappylife #gouache #illustrations #picturebook #drawing #instaartist #instaart #lovetheseasons #october #artist #whimsical I haven’t been painting as much these days, or feeling very creative. The weird thing is, usually when I’m down, it coincides with this outpouring of creativity and everything actually turns out the way I imagined it. But this time it's this preemptive grief over the gradual loss of my grandmother to Alzheimer's. She’s still here, but she’s not. So, it’s this slow, nostalgic, guilty grief. Like most grief - I assume - it touches everything. It’s like bathing in a lake, but that initial shock when you first dunked your head under the waves never happened. Instead, I just woke up in these cool, still waters, unsure of how or when I dove in...when do you really begin grieving someone with this disease? .... But my grandmother has always loved my painting. So, today I painted, and I do feel like I’ve come up the surface a little bit. I'm currently working on setting up a fundraising campaign for Alzheimer's Research, including some art sales, so keep an eye on my page for that if this disease has affected you, too. . . . #watercolourpainting #watercolours #illustration #illustratorsofintagram #illustrationartists #instaartist #artistsofinstagram #harvestmouse #cuteart #dailydoseofwhimsy #botanicalart #miceofinstagram #picturebookart #whimsical #cute #instaartist #happy #canadianart #instacreative #makersmovement #madetocreate #creativelifehappylife #createeveryday #kidlitillustration #findingthejoyineveryday #alzheimers #storytelling I come from one of the world's most beautiful places. Where the sea meets a wall of pine, sewn together by a red-clay coast. And the ground reaches up out of itself towards the sky, huge rock fungi. The air whirls in a cloud of salt and balsam fir, the night crackles, aglow with fireflies and bonfires licking at the black night. It is pure and perfect in its wild beauty. My home, New Brunswick. #iamcanadian . . . #ohcanada #eastcoastcanada #fundynationalpark #newbrunswick #ilovenature #natureseekers #alliseeispretty #inspiredbynature #botanicaldreamer #wildlife #getoutdoors #tourismnb #canadian #natureworship #landscape #canadiannaturalistas #dailydoseofwhimsy #simplepleasures #lovenature #lovenaturesbeauty #outdoorgirl #maritimes #bayoffundy #eastcoast
The kitten's dream . . . #watercolourpainting #watercolours #illustratorsofintagram #illustrationartists #instaartist #artistsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #cuteart #dailydoseofwhimsy #catsofinstagram #goldfish #picturebookart #whimsical #instaartist #happy #canadianart #instacreative #makersmovement #madetocreate #creativelifehappylife #createeveryday #kidlitillustration #storytime #storytelling #picturebook #characterdesign #illustrationartists #kitten #ukillustrator Trying to be more playful with my #illustration and delve into storytelling more. I probably should have made the kitten a bit bigger, but then again she would probably be envisioning the fish way bigger than it is! Maybe that's the story- she's in a catnap dream. :) #workinprogress . . . #watercolourpainting #watercolours #illustratorsofintagram #illustrationartists #instaartist #artistsofinstagram #kittensofinstagram #cuteart #dailydoseofwhimsy #catsofinstagram #goldfish #picturebookart #whimsical #instaartist #happy #canadianart #instacreative #makersmovement #madetocreate #creativelifehappylife #createeveryday #kidlitillustration #storytime #storytelling #picturebook #characterdesign #illustrationartists Two sisters after the war. My grandmother has Alzheimer's now, but she still tells stories of her childhood after the war, in the Black Forest with her twin sister and their little cat. They're becoming more fragmented now, I don't want them to fade away. . . . #watercolourpainting #gouache #illustrators #illustrationartists #illustratorsofintagram #illustrationoftheday #sunday #familyhistory #storytelling #storybook #kidsbookillustration #kidlitartist #paintersofinstagram #paintingsofinstagram #arttherapy #happyartistmovement #gouacheillustration #gouachepaint #moreillustrations #dailydoseofwhimsy #findingthejoyineveryday #beautyseeker #blackforest #schwarzwald #fairytale #folklore Back in my hometown in Canada this summer for the first time in 4 years! There is a wonderful type of wild blueberry that grows here, so naturally I'm feeling like this little chipmunk with visions of #blueberries dancing in my head (and lots of real ones in my belly!). It feels good to be home. . . . #watercolourpainting #watercolours #illustration #illustratorsofintagram #illustrationartists #instaartist #artistsofinstagram #chipmunk #cuteart #dailydoseofwhimsy #botanicalart #kidlitart #picturebookart #whimsical #cute #happyartistmovement #happy #canadianart #instacreative #makersmovement #madetocreate #creativelifehappylife #createeveryday #kidlitillustration #findingthejoyineveryday
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