I am working on a collection of small watercolour artworks inspired by small moments in nature from outdoors Ontario. Last summer I “collected” wild mushrooms by photographing them, it’s amazing the varieties on the forest floor! The tiny framed original paintings will be available soon in my Etsy shop, I will post here when they…
Author: Heather
Thermal Energy illustrations
These are the most recent illustrations I did for Scholastic Education’s BC Let’s Do Science, Thermal Energy magazine. The magazine is very good print quality, should stand up to lots of students using it as they learn about thermal energy! For these two illustrations I used acrylic on illustration board, which gives nice smooth texture and…
Wind, Water & Ice illustrations
Another magazine has come back from print, and was fun to see how Scholastic Education used my illustrations in their How Wind, Water and Ice Change the Land magazine. It is part of the BC Let’s Do Science materials for kids. Illustrating the process of how ice can crack and split rocks was fun……
Let’s Do Science Poster
Very pleased with how the finished poster turned out for Scholastic Education’s British Columbia Let’s Do Science : Light & Sound. I had the fun of illustrating these four images, the team at Scholastic is fantastic to work with, always providing constructive direction and feedback. I was able to call on both my time living…
What’s Fair? math book published!
It was a nice surprise having the finished printed copy of What’s Fair? arrive in the post. I had the fun of illustrating this math book for Scholastic Education’s Math Place collection and am very pleased with how it has turned out. I especially enjoy illustrating kids in situations that are down-to-earth, like playing lego,…
Our little meadow
I have been wanting to try this for a while… a study of a landscape in early spring, before anything starts to grow after the winter thaw. Then each week or so, add to the painting whatever has grown in that scene… so in the end, its a painting of everything blooming at once. So,…
Ode to a Toad
C. Peters’ little oil painting has joined my quirky up-cycled art series.
You Can Learn A Lot Of Things From The Flowers
Part of my Upcycled Vintage Art collection, I found this little unsigned oil painting in a thrift shop. It reminded me of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, and as a kid I loved the scene when the flowers were singing sweetly… then turning and nastily calling Alice a weed! Inspired, I added subtle little faces to…
Adelaide Hills after a bush fire
This is another painting I’ve been working on recently (acrylic on canvas | 75cm x 100cm.) I’m not quite finished yet but am happy with it so far. When we lived in Adelaide, South Australia, an extensive bushfire went through near our home. We drove through the hills once it was settled and everything was…
Work in Progress | Mumbai Waterfront
Updated March 2022 | I’m calling it done! This painting has been evolving over the last eleven years and is not quite finished. While visiting Mumbai, I took a photo of the waterfront… I was just amazed/shocked at the debris and rubbish that had washed up on the shore. It was ugly-beautiful, textural, and I…
Heather Castles Illustration 