San Francisco State Sierra Nevada Field Campus

Join us for a week of sketching, art instruction and nature study to jump-start you in keeping your own nature/travel journal or re-inspire you to pick up your sketchbook again. We will examine different ways of keeping journals and develop habits to keep you actively sketching. The week will also include mini workshops on illustrating Read More

“You have to learn it from the hills and the ants and the weeds and things like that. They do the teaching around here.” Byrd Baylor Rise early to catch the dawn chorus. Crouch low to watch an ant slip underground. Question the clear night sky. Read the stories of river rocks. Stumble on questions Read More

My favorite class of the year... Join us for a week of sketching, art instruction and nature study to jump start you in keeping your own nature/travel journal or re-inspire you to pick up your sketchbook again. We will examine different ways of keeping journals and develop habits to keep you actively sketching. The week Read More

How can you draw birds that move or even fly away? With a combination of understanding bird structure, knowing where to look when you see the bird, and a simple shorthand to get down the basics, anyone can quickly create accurate bird sketches in the field. Come learn the secrets first hand in the grand Read More