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Elisa
@rootsandbrambles.bsky.social
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Making nature art // growing food // finding magic 💫
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I have been struggeling to be creative, experiencing a bit of #artblock. I think I was very much too in my head about the art I make and what I want it to say so I'm so happy I managed to let go and just enjoy colour with this one.
#artist #art #drawing #traditionalart #artsky
An abstract coloured pencil drawing of organic shapes in different shades of cool green blue and purple.
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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The oak tree in the valley, seconds before the sun is gone looks absolutely glorious.
#fall #autumn #magic #nature
Picture of an oak tree in a cool green valley bright alight with golden colours in the last sunlight
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Hermann is enjoying the autumn morning sun very much, and I think it suits him :)

#cat #nature #autumn #fall #happy #cosy #animal #garden #gardening
A small siamese cat with bright blue eyes seated on a blue table in front of a fall garden in golden sunlight
November 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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A very pretty one today :) Good morning!
Photo of a beautiful sunrise in all shades of red gold and purple
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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My little piece of fall colours visible from my porch where I am sat tucked in a blanket with a big mug of tea and a book, being sick.
#cosy #autumn #fall #leaves #cozy #season #samhain
A picture of a bright orange tree against dark green garden background A closer shot of the leaves against the blue sky
October 16, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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My very big coloured pencil panorama drawing of the wildlife in my home hills is finally about done! I'll need to take a pic of the whole wide thing next.
#art #artist #artsky #traditionalart #drawing #natureart #sciart #wip #wildlife #outsiderart
A coloured pencil drawing of a landscape at dusk with a bird of prey in the foreground and a small dog illuminated by streetlights in the corner. There is an ornamental border around it. Another piece of the same drawing depicting a fox and a house, a city in the distance
October 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Hermann, my assistant cat and I did a first little sketch in my new workspace yesterday. (The beams and wall behind us are 250 years old!)

#artist #sketch #artsky #cat #art #workspace #atelier #Kunst #Künstler
A photo of me dressed in loose black clothing standing in a room under construction, beams and earthen wall exposed. I am holding a blue sketchbook and my cat is standing on a table beside me, climbing up my arm to seemingly look at what I am drawing.
October 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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A gift that made me furious while making it - Claudias Dahlia for her Birthday.

#art #artist #traditionalart #drawing #flowers #artsky
A drawing of four different kinds of dahlias, all shades of red and pink in a vase. There is a big pear on the table too.
October 8, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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My garden looking all moody in the first morning light, a fresh fall chill in the air making me come alive.
#permaculture #garden #gardening #fall #autumn #nature #nodig #solarpunk
Photo of a wild chaotic garden with all kinds of shapes and colours of leaves. A big sunflower growing in the middle of it all Another bed in the garden and the pink morning sky in the background
October 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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Some sunflowers to rest your weary eyes upon 🌼
#art #artsky #artist #drawing #sciart #illustration #traditionalart #natureart #flowers #floral #sketch #wip
A big two page sketchbook drawing of a bunch of sunflowers in a blue green vase.
September 26, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Three stages of my new gouache painting :) I have not painted with an actual brush in ages, follow along to see how I do.
#art #artist #wip #painting #traditionalart #natureart #wildlife #sciart #gouache
A painting with some blues in the distance and greens in the front roughly painted in A painting with just its dark umber undersketch A rough pencil sketch of the painting Layout
September 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Hi there, I'm Elli - I make #nature and #wildlife art, often with a folkloric twist. ✨️
I also share photos of nature around me and my #permaculture vegetable and wildflower garden.

#art #artist #artsky #illustration #sciart #natureart #nature #traditionalart #drawing #painting #gardening
A photo of me in a mirror, there are pots of flowers and seedpods in front of it. The corner of a large drawing depicting a blue tit and an ornamental border in green and blue.
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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I'm having a hard time these days but I saw this so everything must be alright ✨️
#nature #mentalhealth
September 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Cosy fall bonfire season is upon us 🍂 I took a couple of photos in night mode that turned out pretty interesting imo. Might reference them for future paintings too :) #photography #nature #fall #autumn #cosy #naturephotography #spooky #witchy #natureart
Photo of a group of people around a bonfire, illuminated by warm light. Photo of a big tree framed by bushes illuminated with red fire light
September 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Loosely working on these magnificient sunflowers from my garden to focus on something simple :)

#wip #natureart #art #artist #sketch #sketchbook #sciart #illustration #traditionalart #drawing #colouredpencils
A big bunch of bright yellow sunflowers in a green glass vase on my messy blue garden table A sketchbook opened to a double page depicting the sunflowers in their green vase drawn in coloured pencils. It is a rough sketch so far.
September 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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The sky is giving me life these days!
I am having a horrible time, I keep waking at night hearing planes that started flying over my area more frequently lately so quiet moments like this are healing 🥲

#nature #natureart #photography #art #artist #autistic #neurodivergent #artreference
Picture of a bright yellow and orange evening sky with a bird flying in it, black against the light
September 3, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I went on my little #mentalhealth walk today feeling all low and hopeless and this felt like a gift.

#nature #artist #artreference #natureart #sky #hope #naturephotography #photography #art
A crazy pink mass of clouds at sun down over green hills More evening light over green hills, this time peach and orange Dark blue clouds, a soft lemon sky and bright red light of the dusk sun. More lemon sky and bright deep red sunrays
August 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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A set of card and envelope I made for a family end of summer event 🌿
#art #artist #artsky #drawing #illustration #natureart #traditionalart #medievalart #colouredpencils #letter #greetingcards
A set of envelope and greeting card illustrated with red and green blackberry vines and stars
August 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Some views of our very #wild #garden that was just green lawn until 4 year ago. Wild flowers have come in so quickly and every year it becomes more alive. And there is more harvest too. #rewilding #gardening #nature #permaculture #nodig #foodforest #solarpunk #hope
A photo of a wild mess of white flowers in the foreground, a big oak in the back. Picture of an overgrown pond full of waterlilies and wild watermint. An assortment of garden vegetables on a table - Zucchini, onions, tomatoes, aubergines. A big field of corn and beans and zucchini plants.
August 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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The left corner of my panoramic landscape #drawing coming along nicely! My dog Lucia has a vital role in it :) I think I am on the last stretch of work here, I might post the full drawing soon!
#art #artwork #nature #natureart #traditionalart #Sciart #folk #colouredpencils #wip #artist #landscape
The corner of a big drawing of a landscape at dusk depicting a kestrel on a fence post and a dog in the glow of a streetlight. There is an ornamental border in blue patterns.
August 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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My mother in laws dahlias are coming along nicely this year. A little sunday sketch.
#art #artwork #artist #sketch #natureart #sciart #traditionalart #drawing #colouredpencil
Photo of a sketchbook page depicting a drawing of bright red dahlia flowers.
August 11, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Gonna work a bit more on this little guy today, but very happy with him so far! He is a brown long eared bat and common at dusk where I live.
#art #artist #sciart #drawing #colouredpencils #artwork #wip #nature #natureart #traditionalart
A coloured pencil drawing of a brown bat with large ears flying in a blue sky at dusk.
August 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Very happy with some changes to this fox I made today! Just a small part of the giant drawing I am working on.
#wip #art #artist #natureart #sciart #landscape #drawing #traditionalart #colouredpencils
A coloured pencil drawing of a fox standing on a small hill at dusk. There are flowers in the foreground and a small village in the background.
August 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Beautiful light on my little mental health evening walk after drawing all day ✨️
#landscape #nature #artreference #germany #artist #mentalhealth
A view over hills at dusk, through pink flowers and golden grasses. There is a small village in the distance. A view of a small white house hidden between layers of bushes and tress in golden light.
August 7, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Everything is coming along today :) I worked a lot on the grasses in the foreground, it is small details now.
#art #artist #traditionalart #drawing #natureart #nature #sciart #artsky
A coloured pencil drawing of a kestrel sitting on a wooden fence post, wild grosses in the foreground and rolling blue hills at dusk in the back.
July 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM