Join Naturalist Artist Educator John Muir Laws on a virtual visit to the Palomarin Field Station in Point Reyes, California, where Point Blue scientists have been banding birds and advancing conservation for more than 55 years. Explore drawing techniques, from fast sketching to vivid detail, to observe and appreciate the natural world around us. Get Read More
Category: Stewardship
Conservation and stewardship of Nature.
Snow Leopards, Art and Conservation
John Muir Laws will leads this enjoyable and educational drawing class, co-hosted by Marcia Sivek of BeProvided Conservation Radio and the Snow Leopard Conservancy team. While receiving instruction on how to draw this magnificent cat, learn about snow leopards and the conservation efforts of the Snow Leopard Conservancy. This activity is for everyone – you Read More
The Gray Fox: Art and Conservation
Join John Muir Laws, Bill Leikam of the Urban Wildlife Research Project, and Marcia Sivek of Be Provided Conservation Radio. Bill has studied the urban Gray Fox for years and has rich insight into our wild neighbors. Bill shares his observations about the species and thoughts on protecting local wildlife. John shows us additional techniques Read More
Mountain Lion Crossing! Art and Conservation
Beth Pratt, author and conservation leader, joins John Muir Laws to talk about her work with mountain lions and building the largest wildlife crossing in the world in the most unlikely of places; the Los Angeles area. And their adventures together in the wild world—like watching wolves in Yellowstone or Pika in Yosemite. John Muir Read More
Penguins and Conservation, part 2 (video)
Join the Nature Journal Workshop for a special class on drawing penguins and a discussion with Pablo Barcia Borboroglu of the Global Penguin Society about penguin conservation and stewardship. Learn advanced tricks to help you draw penguins in perspective, proportions, and patterns for different species of penguins, and learn how you can get involved in Read More
Cheetahs: Conservation and Art
Learn how to draw Cheetahs with a particular emphasis on proportions and drawing the head from the front, side, and 3/4 view. Meet conservationists who are working with farmers and ranchers in Botswana to protect and preserve this wonderful species. If you would like to donate to support Cheetah Conservation Botswana, you can make donations Read More
Abby McBride at the WildWonder Nature Journaling Conference 2019
Abby McBride is a self-described sketch biologist, meaning she explores the world with a sketchbook to look for insight into the past, present, and future of landscapes and living things. She writes and illustrates multimedia stories about biology, ecology, and conservation. At the 2019 Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference, she shared how she used sketching to tell Read More
Megafauna: How to draw Elephants and Giraffe (video)
Learn how to draw really big critters. Here we focus on the giraffe and elephant, showing anatomical structure and side, front and 3/4 views. In the video, we draw over skeletal studies by the great biologist and conservationist Jonathan Kingdon. You can download your own worksheet here so you can follow along. Note: I shot Read More
My drawing process and practice (video lecture)
On July 3, 2018, I was invited to speak at The Foster, an amazing gallery, dedicated to the work of Watercolorist Tony Foster. Here I describe my process of creating the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada and nature journaling. Read More
Interview on BeProvided Conservation Radio (audio)
It was a delight to be interviewed by Marcia Sivek for the BeProvided Conservation Radio Podcast. Enjoy the broadcast. Sivek writes: It was a sunny April afternoon as I approached a tree-lined apartment complex located in San Mateo. I avoided any extra caffeine that morning because my mind was already racing. I was to meet and Read More