Point your scope to the heavens and open a world of wonder on your journal page. In this workshop, John Muir Laws will explore methods and strategies for nature journaling with the night sky. (Nov. 2021) Bonus! Listen to an interview John Muir Laws did on the Night Sky Tourist Podcast about sketching the night Read More
Category: Natural History
Notes from the wild side.
Desert Discoveries with Mesilla Audubon
Nature journaling is a wonderful way to get even more richness from our birding experiences. Please join naturalist John Muir Laws and the Mesilla Valley Audubon Society as we imagine a trip to into the desert, record our discoveries, and probe mysteries in our notebooks. John will demonstrate habits of mind, drawing techniques, and journaling Read More
All Abuzz! Bees with Nina Sokolov
Join a conversation with John Muir Laws and Nina Sokolov where she describes the health of managed and wild bees in the US, and how you can help. Did you know that bees can get sick with viruses? Nina describes her research which focuses on the spillover of different viruses between managed honeybees and native Read More
Stewardship and Bees with Stephey Baker
In this lively conversation between John Muir Laws and Stephey Baker, we explore the world of bees and learn how Stephey was motivated to learn them, teach about them, and steward them. Stephey’s lifelong love of nature and art led her to nature journaling and botanical illustration, and recently she became part of a pollinator Read More
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
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Join John Muir Laws and naturalist, journaler, and explorer Sandy McDermott for a bear-raising adventure. Sandy describes her adventures with Brown Bears in Alaska and we draw them together as we learn about their natural history. To learn more about Sandy McDermott, please visit her website https://www.sandymcdermott.com or follow her on Instagram @sandyhmcdermottart. Read More
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
Drawing Bird Postures, Proportions, and Angles
Learn to draw birds with the San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory and acclaimed artist, author, educator, and scientist John Muir Laws! In celebration of SFBBO’s 40th anniversary, we’re learning to draw 3 species SFBBO scientists have worked with extensively over the years: the Snowy Plover, Least Tern, and White-crowned Sparrow. In addition to learning about Read More
How to Draw Seabirds on Land
Seabirds are elegant creatures in flight. On land they are curious and varied. Explore seabird diversity and how to draw the differences between species. We will also explore the surprising structure of the folded wing. Read More
Sheer Lunacy!
John Muir Laws shows how to make diagrams and observations in preparation for the 15 May 2022 Lunar Eclipse. Moon puns are optional and always welcomed. Read More