Liz Minton
@lizminton
Artist 💚 Animals, nature, birds, moths, wildlife, landscapes, weather, Cumbria. I never use AI in the creation of my art - good or bad it's all my own. 🚫DMs
I'm trying to move away from realism to a more interpretive style so I’ve been creating small experimental paintings. This is one of them - hopefully tiny shoots of growth for me as an artist. 2.5 × 3.5 ins #blueskyartshow #growing #gouache #tinypainting #aceo
Tiny sketches inspired by a long-ago trip to Arctic Norway. Although there was the sound of the sea and birds, underneath that was an immense silence that I’ve never experienced anywhere else - hard to put into words or to represent visually. #blueskyartshow #quiet #nature #penandink #ink
My watercolour painting of a red deer, the UK's largest land mammal, for today's #blueskyartshow theme of #macro (in the context of macro=large). #nature #wildlife #WildlifeArt #bskyart #sciart
Here's a scratchboard goldcrest for today's #blueskyartshow - made by scratching lines into an inked surface with a #sharp knife. This one was then coloured with ink. #scratchboard #ink #inkpainting #bird #birds #goldcrest #BirdArt #nature #wildlife #WildlifeArt #bskyart
Two of these stunning creatures in the light trap this morning 💚 #poplarhawkmoth #teammoth
Around my moth trap this morning - 3 of these beautiful little beetles. I don't know much about beetles but I believe they are Black-headed Cardinal beetles. They're absolutely bright shiny red - it seems they're more common in the south - I've never seen one before. #beetle #nature #insects #bugsky
My favourite catch from last night - Elephant Hawk moth. Also 5 Green Carpet, 2 Buff Ermine, Brown Silverline, Pale Tussock, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Bee moth, Ingrailed Clay, Water Carpet, Small Phoenix, Garden Pebble, Spruce Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet. #teammoth
I haven't done any drawing for ages, so I had a go at a Nut Tree Tussock moth caught in my trap the other night. It was tricky to get the intricacy of all the markings on its wings but got my rusty observation muscles working again. 4 ins wide - ballpoint pen #teammoth #ballpoint #penandink
Two of my favourites from last night - Scorched Wing and White Ermine. Also 1 Treble Lines, 2 Brown Silverlines, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Grey Birch, 1 Lesser Swallow Prominent, 1 Brindled Pug. #teammoth
Started moth trapping this year - I've become a little obsessed. This is my favourite from last night - a Nut-tree Tussock. #teammoth
A little landscape drawn in ink and details scratched out with a knife. #inktober #ink #scratchboard
Teeny tiny toad sheltering in my shoe this morning. #macromonday #nature #wildlife
Had a bit of a break from drawing recently, but decided to take on a recent request for a pet portrait with a bit of a sad story. It's in coloured pencil (not taking commissions - it's just a hobby I like to dabble in now and again). #coloredpencil #petportrait
Not too many flowers left in the garden now, but here's some little violas that have weathered the wind and rain so far. #photography #nature #naturephotography #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #bloomscrolling
Dramatic morning sky. #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #sky #clouds
Good morning! Here's a lovely sunflower in my garden. #photography #nature #naturephotography #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling #sunflower
Lovely light in the woods this morning. #photography #nature #blueskyphotography #naturephotography #onlybeautifulthings
This American Pillar rose that runs along my garden fence produces masses of blooms every year. #photography #nature #naturephotography #flowers #garden #blueskyphotography #gardenphotography #onlybeautifulthings #bloomscrolling #roses