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Seen through the pages of an artist's nature sketchbook, the Vancouver Urban Nature Book reveals the extraordinary biodiversity of our city that waits to delight us around every corner. Vicky's love of nature led her to a career in scientific and medical illustration in which she has created images full-time since 1985. Vicky creates images using traditional media. She works from live specimens and photographs. Exploring Vancouver Naturehoods is a rich journey into nature and into the mind of a curious explorer. Vicky Earle looks deeply, asks questions, and then looks again. If you are a Vancouver local, you will delight in learning new places to explore and the secrets therein. But anyone, anywhere, can grow and be inspired by this approach to observation. The journal pages in this book are a guide to how we too can get more out of every walk in nature. It matters less where you look, but how you look. Vicky shows us how with page after page of joy, wonder and discovery - JOHN MUIR LAWS Some of the parks that the artist explored include Pacific Spirit Park, Camosum Bog, Jericho Beach Park, Fraser River Park, Deering Island Park, McDonald Beach Park, Quilchena Park, Ravine Park, Volunteer, Tatlow Parks, Stanley Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, John Hendry Park, Everett Crowley Park, Hastings Park.
About this Author
Vicky Earle's love of nature began at a very early age and was encouraged by her family. Her love of capturing nature images with pen and ink led her to a career in scientific/medical illustration in which she has created images full-time since 1985. Vicky began working at the University of British Columbia and its affiliated teaching hospitals in 1989 after receiving her degree in Medical Illustration from the University of Toronto. She earned her Masters in Education Technology from the University of British Columbia with the goal to better understand technology for teaching and online education. Over the course of her career, Vicky has designed and produced thousands of illustrations for scientific and medical textbooks, journals and brochures, as well as artwork for legal litigation, video, animation and website. Her love of nature illustration can be seen on her website at https://drawinnature.com
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