Episode 111: Kelly C. Ballantyne – A birding life

<p>Kelly is a Chicago-based bird artist and photographer. Using a variety of digital and analogue techniques, Kelly is creating a series of 100 bird paintings as a way of documenting the wide variety of birds in her local forest preserve.<br /><br />Listen to hear more about:</p><ul><li>The people who encouraged Kelly’s love of birds in early life.</li><li>The vacation that turned Kelly into a birder.</li><li>Art and its importance in Kelly’s life.</li><li>Kelly’s project ‘100 Birds of LaBagh Woods’.</li><li>Birding and nature journaling in all seasons and all weather.</li><li>How painting birds helps Kelly become connected with different species. </li><li>The Chicago Nature Journaling Club.</li><li>Using a wide range of art media.</li><li>The trap of perfectionism.</li><li>Art challenges and how they help Kelly maintain a regular art practice.</li></ul><p><br />To find out more about Kelly and her work visit <a href="https://www.kellycballantyne.com">https://www.kellycballantyne.com</a>. You can also find Kelly on Instagram <a href="https://instagram.com/kcballantyne?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=">@kcballantyne</a>.</p><p>Kelly mentioned an inspiring nature journaling course by Liz Clayton Fuller. You can find it here: <a href="https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/product/nature-journaling-and-field-sketching/">Nature Journaling and Field Sketching</a>.</p><p>John Muir Law’s book was also a source of inspiration for Kelly. You can find it here: <a href="https://johnmuirlaws.com/product/the-laws-guide-to-nature-drawing-and-journaling/">The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling</a>.</p><p>Kelly mentioned <a href="https://ebird.org">https://ebird.org</a> as an important source of information when researching birds. <br /><br />-----------------</p><p>Sign-up for <a href="https://www.journalingwithnature.com/newsletter" target="_blank"><strong>Journaling With Nature's Newsletter</strong></a> to receive news and updates each month.<br /> <br />You can support <a href="https://www.patreon.com/journalingwithnature" target="_b