John Muir Laws

Join a conversation with Jack, Anne, and Valters! Join John Muir Laws Anne Chadwick (Point Blue Conservation Science), and Valters Videnieks (a young naturalist and journaler from Latvia who is now in the US studying birds) for a lively conversation about journaling, birds, and research. All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is Read More

I need to practice drawing a Sierra bird for my upcoming book launch. Let's do it together. Join John Muir Laws for weekly live nature Journaling workshops with tips, techniques, inspiration, teaching strategies, and interviews. Topics are usually announced in advance of the workshop. If special materials or class-specific downloads are available, you can find Read More

Join Jack and Jack for a conversation about carving and drawing birds! Join John Muir Laws and Jack Revie as we explore the process of carving birds and how to think about birds three dimensionally. This process will improve your ability to draw birds from any angle. You may wish to bring some sculpy, or Read More

Learn to draw songbirds from the most common angles you see! Mastering the 3/4 view is so helpful in drawing birds in the field. Get over your fear and join us to understand how foreshortening and perspective play into drawing birds in the most common angels that you see. All ages and experience levels are Read More

What tricks has a master illustrator learned about drawing lizards? From structure to scale details, how do we draw lizards? They have so much personality! Now the author and illustrator of a wonderful new guide to California Herps joins us to share his tips! Jackson Shedd is a herpetologist, author, scientific illustrator, independent researcher, nature Read More

Share and draw your spark bird! Come share your story with The Spark Bird Project, an ongoing community science initiative designed to gather, share, and study the stories of people’s passion for birds! Gather with fellow bird enthusiasts to learn more about TSBP, swap stories, and hear what we are learning from spark birders so Read More

How can we use our nature journals for activism and conservation? Join John Muir Laws, Nature Journal South Africa (NJSA), and Dr. Katta Ludynia, Research Manager at SANCCOB (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds) to learn about African Penguins and how to use our nature journals as tools for artivism for their conservation. Read More

Learn how to paint shiny green leaves with botanical artist Laura Watson! I am delighted to bring you a special guest. Botanical artist Laura Watson is a master with a paintbrush. I shared with her a drawing challenge and she has risen to the task. There will be many gems packed into this workshop. Discover Read More