Terri Rottman
Artist, Writer, Gardener, Nature Journaler
Welcome to Willowsong Ways!
Here you will find samples of my artwork and nature journal entries along with musings on a wide variety of topics from art, writing, and travel, to plants, animals, and gardening. I also work with local organizations to offer classes in art and nature journaling. See the link at the top or bottom of the page if you would like to contact me. Thanks for stopping in, and I hope you find something here to spark your own imagination, curiosity, and joy.
Gallery
Paintings
I work in a variety of media, primarily acrylic, watercolor, ink, and paper collage, but have tried many other things over the years. Visit this page to learn more about my process and view samples of my work.
Nature Journaling
I have been an avid nature journaler since 2020, observing and discovering the wonders all around me in the places I visit and in my own backyard. Here you can learn more about my nature journaling journey and view some of my journal pages.
Latest Blog Posts
Magical Shadows
One day I noticed the sun filtering in through the window lighting up the Christmas cactus which was in full bloom. I quickly grabbed my journaling supplies and settled down to draw it, but my attention quickly shifted to the shadows it was casting on my page…
Neurographic Perfoliate Alexander – Now That’s a Mouthful!
One summer several years ago, my family visited the beautiful Bellevue Botanical Garden where I of course took a lot of plant pictures. See how I combined one of my favorites, a lovely plant called Perfoliate Alexander, with neurographic art techniques to create a fun drawing in my nature journal.
A Magical Visit to Port Townsend
Last December I had the chance to spend a week painting, writing, and exploring in Port Townsend, WA. We stayed on the third floor of a grand old hotel looking out across Puget Sound to Whidbey Island. I didn’t have to go far looking for interesting subjects to draw or write about…
From Shower Stall to Show Entry
Find out how learning about neurographic art techniques and studying marble-like patterns on a shower wall led to this painting.
Spider Webs are Complicated (and Amazing)!
This drawing is from a nature journal entry I did back in November of 2020 when I saw this amazing spider web in some grapevines. It was backlit by the sun such that all the threads sparkled with a rainbow of colors, and I felt compelled to try to do a drawing of it and find out more about it…
Mushroom Meeting in the Bean Patch
One October evening I wandered through the garden, doing some late season harvesting. As I shifted the leaves on my bean plants, I noticed this little cluster of mushrooms growing next to the edge of the bed seemingly deep in conversation…