Join a discussion with researcher Lindi Shepard on what her studies tell us about the impact of nature journaling on the way we think. Lindi Shepard is a classroom teacher-turned educational researcher whose work focuses on teacher education, the development of scientific reasoning skills, inquiry learning, and environmental education. She supports teachers around the country Read More
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Assembling a Composite with David Lukas
Join John Muir Laws and naturalist David Lukas for a glimpse at the fascinating structure and function of composite flowers found in the sunflower family. These are the most common flowers in the world so learning how to understand and draw these classic flower shapes will be a valuable addition to your naturalist sketchbook. David Read More
How to Draw Butterflies in Dynamic Positions
In this “Ask Jack” workshop, John Muir Laws teaches how to draw butterflies in different position while retaining their liveliness. (Plus learn how to tell a live butterfly from a dead butterfly in field guide illustrations!). August 2021. Read More
NJEF: The Amani Orphanage Experience
In February 2023, John Muir Laws and Billie Jo Reid co-led a nature journaling trip to Tanzania, which included a visit to the Amani Children’s Home. Join the Nature Journal Educators Forum as we hear from them and other participants about their time in Tanzania, learning and ideas they’ve brought home with them, and how Read More
Answering Questions
In this companion class to “Asking Questions”, John Muir Laws explores what to do with questions once you’ve got them, including ways of grouping questions into 3 different categories that inform how you search for answers… (October 2022) Read More
Class: Learn to Draw Water with John Muir Laws
MAY 20, 2023, 10am-12pm Pacific Time. ONLINE Join award-winning artist, author, educator, and scientist John Muir Laws, aka Jack, for this fun, engaging, and empowering class on capturing water in your nature journal—from mountain streams to still lakes to wild waterfalls. In this 2-hour live online class, you will learn how to draw landscapes with Read More
How to draw the Great Blue Heron
SFBBO monitors herons throughout the San Francisco Bay Area as part of thier Colonial Waterbird Program. Here I join their team to show how to draw the Great Blue Heron! I also explore the anatomy and structure of the birds. Read More
Asking Questions
In this glimpse into “Year of the Question”, John Muir Laws explores how to ask more questions and generate more curiosity in your nature journal, including asking different kinds of questions. Read More
Learn to Draw Plants with John Muir Laws
Join me for a 2-hour live online class on Sunday, March 26, where I will share my best tips and tricks for drawing plants, which I have learned and refined through my 35+ years of teaching. Read More
The Color Yellow
In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws demonstrates how yellow plays with other colors in both colored pencils and in watercolors. (Aug 2021) Please note: if you are watching this recording on YouTube, auto-generated subtitles are available if you select for CC. Read More