Nature-inspired Art

Connect to the calming power of our Earth with
nature-inspired paintings and stories by
California artist and writer Margaret Sloan

Make your home a refuge amid the chaos of the world by bringing nature in your home decor. Nature inspired paintings and stories by California artist and writer Margaret Sloan create windows in your world to the great outdoors. Landscapes, portraits, animals, and abstracts, all influenced by forest, meadow, mountains and oceans help connect you to nature, other people, and yourself.

A woman with glasses holds a paintbrush in front of a California landscape watercolor painting of a countryside with trees, fields, and houses.

Materials suggestions

Beginning In-Person Watercolor Classes

Quyle Kilns Pottery at Brice Station

3353 East Highway 4, Murphys, California

In this welcoming 4-week class, you’ll build foundational skills step by step
to create landscapes, still lifes, and more

Learn more

New Work: Waterfalls Series

A watercolor nature painting of a waterfall in Arnold California.

I recently finished five watercolor paintings about waterfalls. Ranging from New York State to California, they all speak to the force of water on the land and the force of the land on water.

See the series

Bring Nature Home

Nature-inspired greeting cards

Available now! Cards printed on high-quality watercolor paper.
Frame them for your home or gift them to a friend.

Sierra Nevada mountain inspired greeting cards
Forest Collection
Oracle Greeting Cards. Mandala, sympathy, chasing bluebirds
Fantasie Collection

Stories of Nature, Art, and the World

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Under the Bright Path of the Milky Way
Under the Bright Path of the Milky Way

We live in troubled times. Over the last few weeks, when despair threatened to overtake me, I found solace in creating this painting of the night sky.
Let me tell you more about the Milky Way.

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How to paint a watercolor tree
How to paint a watercolor tree

Learn how to paint a small tree in watercolor in under 5 minutes.

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Camping and my digital disconnect
Camping and my digital disconnect

It’s been a long time since I’ve disconnected. At first I felt isolated, lonely for the constant dopamine hit of frantic news and messages. But it didn’t take long for my mind to unwind. I slept deeply, and woke early to paint the morning light as it spilled across the meadow.

It reminded me what it feels like to breathe again. Remember that feeling?

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Day to Day

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I've just restocked my dreamscape Fantasïe card sets. They're available in packs of three cards. ⁠ ⁠ The default order is one of each design per pack. If you'd prefer all three cards to feature the same design, please inform me at the time of yo