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Techniques and ideas to related to fast sketching in field conditions.

Puddles and Page Layouts

Puddles and Page Layouts

In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws demonstrates how to draw shallow water, as well as ideas on how you can weave your pages together “post-hawk”. (May 2021) Read More

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Galápagos Journal Flip

Galápagos Journal Flip

John Muir Laws shares his journal from his trip to the Galápagos during summer 2022, as well as his experience with Covid during the trip. (August 2022) Read More

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Kenya Journal Flip (2022)

Kenya Journal Flip (2022)

In this session from August 2022, John Muir Laws returns after a 2-month hiatus, with nature adventures and journal pages to share about Kenya! Please join us for this rich, inspiring flip-through of his nature journals. Read More

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In discussion; Anna Mason and John Muir Laws

In discussion; Anna Mason and John Muir Laws

Join me and Anna Mason of Nature Studio TV for a discussion of nature journaling practice and theory. Do you want to live a more creative, nature-connected life? Well to help you do that, it turns out there are just 8 words you need to remember. In this video, Nature Journaling legend John Muir Laws Read More

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Drawing Underwater

Drawing Underwater

In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws discusses some of the logistics of trying to nature journal while underwater, as well as how light and color change underwater. Valters Videnieks weighs in with some of his experiences. Read More

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NJC, Episode 39: Metadata

NJC, Episode 39: Metadata

Let’s explore how adding “metadata” to your journal pages adds depth, context, and scientific value to your observations. Make adding the date, location, and other relevant background information a regular part of your journaling practice. Read More

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The Cold Canyon Fire Journals

The Cold Canyon Fire Journals

Join Robin Lee Carlson and John Muir Laws in a discussion of nature journaling in the aftermath of a wildfire. When the nature reserve at Cold Canyon went up in flames—a casualty of California’s raging fire seasons—Robin Lee Carlson embarked on a five-year journey to learn the legacy of the burn­. What she saw challenged Read More

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NJC, Episode 38: Fast Sketching Tips

NJC, Episode 38: Fast Sketching Tips

Learn fast, fun, easy, low-cost, techniques that can improve your field sketches and nature journaling. Here are a handful of techniques that you can experiment with. If you like one of these approaches, add the new materials to your nature journaling kit. How can you use a brush with water-soluble pens, a pencil blender, or Read More

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Gesture Sketching Birds

Gesture Sketching Birds

John Muir Laws demonstrates how to make quick sketches and studies of birds – useful field skills for when the birds won’t stop moving! Read More

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Block Diagrams and Circles

Block Diagrams and Circles

In this “Ask Jack” session, John Muir Laws demonstrates how to create visuals of cycles for observations of natural phenomena, as well as a review of how to create a block diagram. Read More

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