About

About

Hi, I'm Kim.

I'm an Australian artist, scientist, educator and aspiring naturalist.

I hope that my adventures and nature journaling can inspire everyone to go outdoors, explore and learn more about the world around them. There is so much to benefit from being in the natural environment and my hope is that by connecting more with nature we will make a difference towards preserving our planet and life on it in addition to our own wellbeing.

Join me as I use curiosity, a sketchbook and watercolours to discover what there is to see out there!


YouTube

Keep up to date with my adventures and access more tips about nature journaling:

Channel trailer


How I started nature journaling

My journey
Have you always created art?I remember drawing lots as a kid. I had rainbow colouring books from the 90s but would also sketch on loose sheets of paper. My grandad would draw planes for us, as it was part of his hobby of making planes and flying them and

Interviews and collaborations

With Bethan Burton on the Journaling With Nature podcast:

Journaling With Nature podcast interview
Episode 90: Kim Lapere – Australian nature journaling adventures — Journaling with NatureKim is an artist, scientist and educator living in Western Australia. Through the pages of her nature journals and the videos on her YouTube channel, Kim aims to encourage others to keep a nature journal and con…

With Marley Peifer on YouTube:


My tools
Here’s a list of the tools I use for drawing and journaling. I have different equipment depending on if I’m going outdoors or working at home. Nature journaling equipment Bag Outdoor gear Drawing and painting tools Bag I haven’t yet found a bag that meets my needs for nature journaling.
My nature journal pages
A selection of my nature journal pages.
Illustrations
Exemplars of my illustrative work.

Cara

I've decided to quit Instagram and Facebook due to their mandatory policy of using my information (writing and images) for training AI, which I do not agree with. I have created an account on Cara (like many other artists who have the same concerns) and will see how posting there goes, but will also try to update my pages here more regularly.

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