Nature Study Australia Art and Photography Magazine
Entries from 2021
Rainbow Nature Feather—Made from Leaves Lotte, Age 8
Splendid Fairy Wren with Kangaroo Hannah, Age 11 The Art and Photography Competition 2021 was a showcase of art created, and photographs taken, throughout the year. It was a fun way to wrap up our nature study adventures for 2021. We are excited to offer you this magazine of all the entries and encourage you to share it with your friends and family. Your entries were amazing and we thank you all for sharing them
Our Competition had Five Categories to inspire your art and photos. They were: 1. Feathers (anything to do with birds). 2. Camouflage/Hide and Seek 3. Creepy Crawlies 4. Bright and Beautiful 5. This Gives Me the Shivers!
An Aussie Summer Evangeline, Age 10
Enjoy looking at the winning entries and then flip through to see the rest of the beautiful masterpieces!
Winning Entries AGE 6-8
The Secret Life of Bugs and Fairies Addison, Age 7 A Close Look into My Friend’s Bright, Beautiful, Blissful Garden.
Ziggy, Age 8
Felix, Age 10
Princess Protea Evangeline, Age 10
Winning Entries AGE 9-12
Green Cicada Sits on the Old Gum Tree
Winning Entries AGE 13-17
Nature’s Way Elijah, Age 15
Just Hanging Saoirse, Age 14
Preschool Winning Entries
Bertha and the Whale Bertha, Age 4
Mr. Snail Felix, Age 5
Three is a Crowd
Winning Entries Adult
Danielle
At Home in the Bush Deborah
Art
Highly Commended Entries
Spinifex Pigeon Chloe, Age 8
Rainbow Eyed Owl Lillian, Age 6
I Spy a Lorrie Louis, Age 8
Pelicans Rule
Milla, Age 11
Crimson Rosella
Noor, Age 11
Art
Highly Commended Entries
I’m Watching You! Lorchan, Age 10
Roses Brienna, Age 13
Top Left CornerTurbo Toquatus Sethia, Age 10
The Seashore in Clay, Origami and Chalk Pastels.
Hana, Age 9
Art-Feathers
The Lone Ranger Felix, Age 9
1.
Florence Flamingo—Addison 7
2.
Azure Kingfisher—Chole 8
3.
Gang Gang Cockatoo—Chloe 8
4.
Variegated Fairy Wren—Chloe 8
5.
Pink Robin—Chole 8
6.
Night Sky Owl—Lilliana 6
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Spotted Pardalote—Chloe 8
1.
Chicken Mama—Isabella 7
2.
Crimson Rosella— Chloe 8
3.
The Barn Owl—Lilliana 6
4.
Mo-poke—Noah 6
5.
Backyard Lorikeet—Grace 8
6.
White-headed Pigeon—Chloe 8
7.
Fairy Penguin on Montague Island—Hannah 11
1.
Peacock—Hannah 11
2.
Two Wedge-tailed Eagles—Sarah 10
3.
Victorian Crowned Pigeon—Hannah 11
4.
Wompoo Fruit Dove—Hannah 11
5.
Wedge-tailed Eagle—Hannah 11
6.
Parrot Eating—Jaquin 10
“I decided to use air dry clay to make sculptures of pelicans. I then took them to the duck pond to take photos of them. The ducks were very curious of what they were and I was afraid the Muscovy duck was going to eat the sculptures The photo is very funny.” Milla, 11
Wompoo Fruit Dove– Chloe 8
Art-Camouflage
1. A Frog in our Fig Tree—Brienna 13
2. Australian Landscape and 3. Zebra Finch—Hannah 11
1.
Hide and Seek in the Bush—Chloe 8
2.
The Very Spotty Koala—Lilliana 6
3.
Jellyfish—Lilliana 6
4.
King of Camouflage—Evangeline 10
Art-Creepy Crawlies 1. Ulysses Butterfly— Hannah 11 2. Shelob’s Lair—Sarah 10
Art-Bright and Beautiful Ornithoptera priamus euphorion—Cairns Anya, Age 9
1.
Flower Crown Fox—Lilliana 6
2.
Rainbow Over the Rainbow Garden— Lilliana 6
3.
Little Clown Fish in Coral Reef—Lilliana 6
4.
The Sea horse—Lilliana 6
5.
Be Happy— Stella 10
1.
Jungle Queen—Evangeline 10
2.
Seals at Sunrise—Hannah 11
3.
Don’t Hate me because I’m Beautiful—Oscar 12
1.
Rainbow at Uluru—Hannah 11
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My Little Sister and a Humpback Lobtailing— Musa 7
Art-This Gives Me the Shivers
1.
Don’t Bite—Noah 6
2.
Tiger Snake Beware! - Abigail 12
Bright and Beautiful Calvin
Photography
1.
Frangipani in my Garden—Natania 9
2.
Duck, Duck, Flower—Aoife 12
3.
The Blooming Brightness—Vivienne 7
4.
I spy a fly—Abigail 12
5.
Beautiful Blooms—Evangeline 10
St. Andrew Cross Spider Hiding in It’s Web Gabriella, 12
Sticking Around Amelie, 6
1.
Nature’s Firework—Celia, Adult
2.
Full Feather Flight –Carolyn, Adult
3.
Echidna—Danielle, Adult
4.
Danielle, Adult
5.
Danielle, Adult
The Stalker and the Stork Anne, Adult
Thank-you for sending us your entries. We are so glad that you have allowed us to share them with everyone!
Keep up the fantastic art and photography! Please join us in 2022 for another year of investigating the wonderful world we live in.
Marie Viljoen @nature_study_australia Jo Buijs @jo_mathinnature