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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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    Painting 97/100 🌾 Wispy grasses are still some Painting 97/100 🌾 Wispy grasses are still some of my fave things to paint 🙏🏼 

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @winsorandnewton gouache and markers 
Time taken: 3 hours
    Painting 96/100 🌿 Guys, just four more painting Painting 96/100 🌿 Guys, just four more paintings until I wave goodbye to the 100 day challenge! What am I going to do with myself when it’s over?! 😅

Just to let you know, this original painting will be available to purchase on my Etsy later this week. 💚 Wracking my brains over what to paint next. What you have all been painting recently/ what’s been your fave thing to paint recently? Lemme know! 

Paper: @clairefontaineuk 
Medium: @artezaofficial and @winsorandnewton gouache 
Time taken: 2 hours (roughly)
    Painting 95/100 🪴 One trip to @chelsea_physic_g Painting 95/100 🪴 One trip to @chelsea_physic_garden, one whole year of artistic inspiration. Here’s that amazing fernery again, but from the outside. I can almost imagine walk in through there! 🤧🌿

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @turnercolourworks acrylic gouache and @winsorandnewton marker pens 
Time taken: 3/4 hours
    Painting 94/100 🌿 A little study from one of ou Painting 94/100 🌿 A little study from one of our local gardens! I also branched out and used my new Prismacolour pencils in this too, because I was feeling creative 😅

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @winsorandnewton and @artezaofficial gouache @prismacolor pencils 
Time taken: 4/5 hours
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    Painting 93/100 🌿 A speedy floral study of the Painting 93/100 🌿 A speedy floral study of the hellebore in my tiny garden. I don’t know if this is another sign of how boring lockdown has been, but watching these flowers turn from incredible white petals, to green and pink, to deep magenta has been glorious! I need to get out more...😅

Sketchbook: @stillmanandbirn 
Medium: @winsorandnewton and @artezaofficial gouache 
Time taken: 4/5 hours
    NOW CLOSED | Giveaway time! 💫 I still can’t b NOW CLOSED | Giveaway time! 💫
I still can’t believe this is the first time I’m doing one of these, but better late than never!
To say thank you to all 20,000 of you for joining me on this painting journey, I want to give one lucky follower the chance to win your own 24 set of @artezaofficial gouache paints, an a5 @stillmanandbirn sketchbook (from the collection I use daily), and my original wisteria gouache painting. To enter, simply:

- Make sure you’re following me @hannahmatcha
- Like this post 
- Drop a comment below letting me know what you’ll paint first!
- Share to your stories for an additional entry

Winner will be drawn at random on Sunday 21st March. Winner will be contacted by DM.
Good luck!
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