Alex Boon
Alex Boon is an artist and nature journaling educator from East Devon. He earned a Ph.D. in environmental science before leaving academia and moving to Devon. He started his first nature journal in 2016, which gained popularity online with people soon asking him to teach. His style is inspired by the British tradition of artists and writers recording nature, particularly Edith Holden, Beatrix Potter, and Flora Thompson. He is the author of two ‘How to Draw’ nature books: ‘How to Draw a River’ and ‘How to Draw a Tree’, published in July 2025. His mission is to promote the wider uptake of nature journaling in the UK.
At SAW, Alex leads annual nature journaling retreats directed toward either beginners or the more experienced. The retreats run over a long weekend and include meditation in the mornings followed by full days of exploring nature creatively under Alex’s tuition.
Find out more about Alex here.
