I have created a flowchart for teaching questioning strategies. Help me improve this teaching tool. Learn how to teach Nature Journaling! Join our weekly discussion and idea-sharing for teachers, home-school parents, and other educators interested in teaching nature journaling skills. Each meeting will have a theme. Most of the conversation that day will revolve around Read More

Cloven hooves... an art/science look at Artiodactyla. Let's explore Artiodactyls. Animals with cloven hooves are diverse and fun to sketch, from deer, to antelope, to cows and buffalo. Let's understand their anatomy to help us draw them in the field. Join John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips, techniques, inspiration, teaching Read More

You should see the view from up here! Learn to understand and draw giraffes. Appreciating the skeletal structure of a giraffe will help you understand and draw these magnificent animals. Also, learn a fast and easy trick to help you paint that crazy pattern with watercolors. Join John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling Read More

Guess who is coming to dinner? Today we compare and draw the Hyena and Jackal. By comparing hyena and Jackel we can pick out the nuances that make each distinct. Learn to draw these important carnivores. Please download and print the Jackal and Hyena Worksheet before the class. Join John Muir Laws for weekly live Read More

Join John Muir Laws and the Coastside Land Trust to explore how to use nature journaling to engage curiosity, enhance observation, and focus your attention, observations, and experiences in the field. Get more out of every adventure with a journal in your hand!

I will be teaching a Class! Mushroom drawing 101 Learn the basics of drawing mushrooms from the side, above, and below. Then learn to sculpt this basic design to draw the varieties of species you find in the woods. Bring a notebook or journal, a pencil, or your favorite drawing supplies. Paper and pencils will Read More