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  • Barbican Conservatory

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    Barbican Conservatory, London

    21st November 201921st November 2019

    Barbican Conservatory Home to over 2000 species of tropical plants and trees (some of which are rare and endangered in their native habitat), Barbican Conservatory is the second largest conservatory in London.  With a vibrant mix of temperate and arid types, the plants range from areas as diverse as the rocky deserts and bushland of

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  • Chelsea Physic Garden

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    Chelsea Physic Garden, London

    9th November 20199th November 2019

    Chelsea Physic Garden It’s hard to believe that nestled in the heart of Chelsea on the bank of the Thames is London’s oldest botanic garden. Home to 5000 different species of medicinal, herbal, edible and useful plants, Chelsea Physic Garden was founded by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries in 1673, in order to grow medicinal

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    Isui-En Garden, Nara, Japan

    16th September 201923rd September 2019

    Isui-En Isui-En translates as ‘garden founded on water’, an apt name as the garden is designed around two ponds fed by the neighbouring Yoshikigawa River.  I can’t decide which is my favourite garden in Nara (a very hard choice considering Yoshikien is right next door), but Isuien for me is one of the most memorable.

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    Yoshiki-En Garden, Nara, Japan

    11th September 201916th September 2019

    Yoshiki-En We visited Yoshikien in early April. It was still unexpectedly cold for spring and apart from the cherry blossom, the trees were still very much asleep. Despite being a little bare, the garden was still beautiful. We arrived in Nara late morning, and while we usually like to explore and photograph nature in either

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    Kyoto Botanical Garden, Kyoto, Japan

    7th September 20197th September 2019

    The Conservatory, Kyoto Botanical Garden It doesn’t matter where we’re heading in the world, one of the first things we’ll start researching are nearby gardens. Why I’d never visited the Kyoto Botanical Gardens before this spring then was a little mind boggling, especially considering it’s home to Japan’s largest conservatory. It’s also home to over

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    Okochi Sanso Garden, Kyoto, Japan

    2nd September 20192nd September 2019

    Okochi Sanso Another of my favourite quiet gardens of Kyoto is the beautiful Okochi Sanso. Formally owned by Japanese actor Okochi Denjiro, his house and gardens have now been opened to the public.  Since it was built on the top of a hill, the gardens wind up hill – little stone paths leading from moss

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    Shoren-In Temple, Kyoto, Japan

    29th August 201929th August 2019

    Shōren-in Shōren-in is one of the five Monzeki temples of the Tendai sect in Kyoto and is nestled up a side street in the Southern Higashiyama area. It’s peaceful, sheltered and – for want of a better phrase – a little solemn. I visited on a rainy day in early April and as I sat

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    Hōnen-in Temple, Kyoto, Japan

    25th August 201925th August 2019

    Honen-in Honen-in, one of my favourite temples in all of Kyoto.  My first visit two years ago was beautifully peaceful – the kind of peace that only comes when visiting a serene garden in the rain. Part of me was hoping for a little downpour this time round as well, but sadly that came on

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    Konchi-In Temple Garden, Kyoto, Japan

    18th August 201918th August 2019

    It’s impossible for me to name my favourite Kyoto temple or garden. With 1600 temples in to visit in Kyoto it’s no surprise really, and it’ll take me many many years to visit them all. There’s a popular walk Jim and I like to take when we’re in the northern higashiyama region. Starting from Keage

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    Another day, another shed in a field. 🌳 Another day, another shed in a field. 🌳
    Painting 80/100 ⛱ I’ve loved @bels_trails beau Painting 80/100 ⛱ I’ve loved @bels_trails beautiful shot of the beach huts at Bournemouth beach for so long that I just had to paint it! Can’t wait for lockdown to be over so I can go and see them for myself. Thank you Isabel for letting my paint them! 🙏🏼💚

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @winsorandnewton gouache 
Time taken: 5 hours
    Took my little 3D embroidered mistletoe for a walk Took my little 3D embroidered mistletoe for a walk yesterday - I didn’t complete them in time to hang them on the Christmas tree, but here they are resting in a fir tree! Same thing. 🌲😂 I love them so much I think I might make a whole bunch of them! 

Embroidery kit by @lemonpepperstudio
    Painting 79/100 🌾I can't believe I'm only 21 pa Painting 79/100 🌾I can't believe I'm only 21 paintings away from completing the 100 day challenge! Not sure what I'm going to do with my time when it's over.. Start another one?..

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn
Medium: @miyahimi.ph jelly gouache and @arrtxart jelly gouache
Time taken: Roughly 4 hours
    Finally found walking clothes that 1. I like, and Finally found walking clothes that 1. I like, and 2. actually fit me! @patagonia kidswear is the one. 👌🏼Our daily walks have been slowed down a lot this week due to all the torrential rain we've been having 😭 Are you still managing to get out where you are?
    Painting 78/100 🌲 This week I’ve started pain Painting 78/100 🌲 This week I’ve started painting in an additional little sketchbook - A sketchbook I can use for quicker, imperfect practice gouache paintings. Kinda takes away that pressure of having to complete a full landscape every other day 😅

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Paint: Mixture of Miya jelly gouache and @winsorandnewton gouache
Time taken: Roughly 7 hours
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