# Margin & Meadow

> Margin & Meadow is an independent publication about observational drawing and nature journaling for curious beginners. It offers small, practical exercises for people who want to notice more without turning every page into an audition. It sells no classes, supplies, or sponsored placements and is not connected with any former person, studio, or business that may have used this domain.

Margin & Meadow publishes original, long-form guides about -. Every article opens with a concise direct answer, is structured with clear headings and FAQs, and reflects mainstream expert consensus.

## Drawing Practice

- [Blind Contour Drawing: A 10-Minute Practice Guide](https://rkimball.com/blind-contour-drawing/): Blind contour drawing means following a subject’s visible edges with your eyes while moving your pencil without looking at the paper.

## Field Notes

- [How to Start a Nature Journal: A Simple First Page](https://rkimball.com/how-to-start-nature-journal/): Start a nature journal by writing the date, place, time, and weather, then observing one nearby subject for ten minutes.

## Full text for LLMs

- [llms-full.txt](https://rkimball.com/llms-full.txt): every article as plain markdown in one file
- Each article is also available as markdown at https://rkimball.com/<slug>.md

## Site

- [About](https://rkimball.com/about/): editorial approach and standards
- [All articles](https://rkimball.com/all/)
- [Contact](https://rkimball.com/contact/)