Join John Muir Laws and special guest, bird photographer, and researcher Peter Cavanagh for a close look at bird flight. Peter shares photos and lessons learned from his new book “100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight”. John uses these photos as inspiration to help us draw dynamic flying birds. (August 2022) Peter Cavanagh’s Read More
Tag: drawing birds
Find Your Inner Birdcasso!
Today John Muir Laws is joined by special guest Matthew Dodder, a nature and science educator and leader from the Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society. Matthew shares his inspiring bird art and his approach to colored pencils to creating dynamic portraits of birds. (April 2023) To learn more about the SCVAS’s month-long event, the Birdathon, Read More
Drawing Birds with Debby Kaspari
Join John Muir Laws and special guest Debby Kaspari as they talk birds and dive into Debby’s journals and mindset. Hear Debby’s journey to being a bird artist, as well as her tips and tricks for drawing birds in the field. (Mar. 2023) Debby Kaspari’s website: https://drawingthemotmot.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/debbykaspari/ To learn more about Debby’s upcoming Read More
Birds in Colored Pencil with Jordan Silvia
Join John Muir Laws and special guest Jordan Silvia! Jordan demonstrates how she uses colored pencils to create vibrant and detailed bird illustrations, as well as shares invaluable tips for how to get the most out of your colored pencils. To learn more about Jordan Silvia and follow her work: https://www.jordansilviaart.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jordansilvia_art/ https://www.twitch.tv/jordansilvia_art Read More
The Backyard Hawk
Journaler-photographer Val Dunn discovered a Red-tailed Hawk in her backyard. Val’s hawk ate a critter, stretched, preened, and posed, while she took photos. Photographs of nature give us a special opportunity to learn more about the structure and anatomy of our subjects. John Muir Laws shows us how to draw and take lessons from Val’s Read More
Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds
John Muir Laws demonstrates rendering a hummingbird, with special attention paid to the gorget. Read More
Drawing the Birds of Argentina
Join John Muir Laws and special guest Gael Calvis as we learn about and draw some of the amazing birds of Gael’s home country: the Rufous Hornoro (national bird of Argentina), Swainson’s Hawk (a migrant between the United States and Argentina, and the Many-colored Rush-tyrant (a crazy beautiful bird). (August 2022) Read More
Drawing the Macaw’s Head and Face
This workshop (Aug. 2021) features special guests Shannon Foby and her Red-and-Green Macaw Tiki for live sketching. This will be a lot of fun! The shape and structure of the Macaw’s face is a great subject to study. In the first half of the workshop we examine anatomy and tricks for three-dimensional visualization; in the Read More
Drawing Great Blue Herons
Let’s take a close look at the structure of the heron’s head and neck. Understanding the anatomy will help you draw what you see. This demonstration will include graphite, watercolor, and gouache. (Dec. 2021) Read More