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SUMMARY:Drawing Birds: getting the details (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:When the bird lands in front of you\, you must be ready to get the basic form on paper with a few lines. This was the focus of last month’s workshop which you can view here. But what do you do then? Once you have this basic shape you are ready to fill in the details but this is hard if you don’t understand what you are seeing. One of the keys to fast field sketching is to understand the structures and features of whatever you are looking at\, to know what to expect as the typical way a detail will present\,  and to have a shorthand way to get that down on paper in a few strokes. Understanding the details and having a tool kit of techniques to get them on paper will make field sketching easier\, accurate\, and more fun. \n\nHow do bird beaks fit into the head? Where should I look for nuance of shape?\nHow do you draw the eyes?\nWings- this is a biggie\, how do you suggest the detail without getting lost in a wing diagram (which you actually don’t see on most birds).\nHow does the tail attach and how to simplify the shape and angles?\nHow do I indicate feather texture and groups of feathers?\nWhats up with bird feet and how do I draw them?\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome.  Homeschool friendly. No registration necessary\, \n$20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/nature-journal-workshop-fremont-2017-05-11-2017-09-14/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170810T143000
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SUMMARY:Songbird Sketching (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:Would you like to sketch the birds at your feeder and garden? Learn basic techniques to get the bird on paper while it is still in front of you and how to fill out the drawing from memory and reference once it has flown the coop. \nIn this workshop we will explore drawing songbrids from the side\, front\, rear\,  and front and rear 3/4 views. These fundamentals can be applied to draw any bird from any angle. \nAll ages and experience levels are welcome.  No registration necessary\, \n$20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/nature-journal-workshop-fremont-2017-05-11-2017-08-10/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170615T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170615T160000
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SUMMARY:Drawing Mammals: the final details (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop to round out our exploration of mammal anatomy\, structure\, and drawing techniques. This will be a fun draw along lecture so bring your sketchbook and pencil. In this workshop we will: \n\nExplore ways of rotating a simple mammal model in your head so that you can draw the foreshortened form from any angle.\nAnalyze a few interesting species and practice getting them down on paper.\nStudy common postures and how to draw them.\nLearn prominent muscle and bone “landmarks” to help you better understand what is going on under the skin and how to draw what we see.\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome.  No registration necessary\, \n$20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/nature-journal-workshop-fremont-2017-06-08/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170511T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170511T160000
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SUMMARY:Drawing Mammal Heads and Faces (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:Did you ever draw a cow that looked like a dog? Learn basic principles of drawing mammal heads and faces that solve the most common problems artists encounter.  Discover the importance of eye placement and shape. Learn the primary muscles that make prominent bulges and masses on the head. Study the dynamics of common animal expressions. Review common nose shapes. Study variations in ear location and form. Understand variations in skull shape and how these effect the form of the head. Explore the basic types of mammal faces and draw them from the front\, side\, and 3/4 view. \nAll ages and experience levels are welcome.  No registration necessary\, \n$20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/nature-journal-workshop-fremont-2017-05-11/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170413T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170413T160000
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SUMMARY:Fast Sketching: Mammals (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:Learn techniques to quickly and accurately draw mammals in the field. This workshop will focus on understanding key points of mammal anatomy that help you pose and draw mammals from any angle.  Learn how to: \n\nUnderstand basic mammal skeletal structure and the key differentiations between major groups.\nSimplify complex muscle masses to essential lines.\nRotate mammals and draw them from the front\, three-quarter view\, side and rear.\nSimple and easy to remember landmarks to help you capture the proportions and draw quickly.\n\nAll ages and experience levels are welcome.  No registration necessary\, \n$20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/nature-journal-workshop-fremont-2017-04-13/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170316T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170316T160000
DTSTAMP:20210308T223543Z
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SUMMARY:The Color Purple... Color Theory that Works (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:Let’s reinvent the wheel in this hands on color mixing workshop. If you learned that red\, yellow\, and blue are the primary colors you have been sold a bill of goods that is guaranteed to make muddy colors.  Learn a better color triad that will help you easily mix the colors you want when you want em. You don’t have to take my word for it.This will be a hands on workshop. We will mix watercolor\, gouache\, and acrylics\, and play with colored pencils to make our own hues. You will see for yourself what works. \nIn this class we will: \n\ndebunk the red\, yellow\, blue hoax\nlearn why the split palette system adds an unnecessary layer of confusion to color mixing\nexperiment with the cyan\, magenta\, yellow triad  for better color mixing. Mix bright vibrant colors  or make dull subdued colors that specifically match target hues\ntake a look at other useful paints for your watercolor palette\n\nWhat to bring \n\nwaterbrush\, and rag (sock)\,\nyour watercolor set (if you have one). If you are able to add these colors to your palette: Daniel Smith Quinacridone Pink\, Phthalo Blue (green shade)\, Hansa Yellow Light.\nprocess red\, true blue\, and canary yellow prismacolor pencils\n\nNo registration necessary\, $20 suggested donation
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/nature-journal-workshop-fremont/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170216T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170216T160000
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SUMMARY:How to Lead Nature Journaling Activities for Teachers and Group Leaders (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:Are you a school teacher who would like to lead nature journal activities in your classroom? Perhaps you are a home school parent who would like to extend and enrich your current journaling activities. Are you interested in starting (or are already leading) a nature journal club in your area? Or\, you could be a nature journaler with no interest in teaching but would like to understand the psychological research behind what you do to better understand and inspire yourself. \nIn this workshop we explore the pedagogy and logistics of leading nature journaling activities and bringing students outdoors. You will learn: \n\nhow to lead journaling activities\nmy biggest mistakes and what doesn’t work\nhow to integrate nature journaling with the Common Core standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.\ntechniques to give authentic feedback on student work that inspire and motivate\na review of relevant education and cognitive psychology reasearch\n\n  \nBefore the workshop\, you may want to download and read the free nature journaling curriculum  Opening the World Through Nature Journaling. Work is currently underway to create a new edition of this curriculum. If you are a teacher or home school parent who would like to help us test the new activities\, please join our beta test team. f you would like participate\, please send an email to nature.journal.educators@gmail.com\, with the subject “field test.” You will be added to an email list where we will send drafts and survey questions for review. \nPlease contact the library for registration\, $20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/lead-nature-journaling-activities-copy-copy-copy-2-copy-copy/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170112T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170112T160000
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SUMMARY:The Five Minute Landscape (Fremont) Copy
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop we  will explore landscape drawing on the run- how to draw and paint a landscape in five minutes or less\, while standing up\, in wet weather. Learn how to see basic shapes\, simplify values\, and discard unecessary detail. I will demonstrate several techniques including water soluable pen\, aquash pencil\, limited palette watercolor\, Tombo pen\, and  graphite pencil. \nSuggested Equipment List\nYou will be fine with just a sketchbook and pencil but consider bringing the following tools so you can draw along with the demonstrations. \n\nTombo Dual Brush Pen N75-Cool Gray 3 – SKU# 56639\nTombo Dual Brush Pen N95-Cool Gray 1 – SKU# 56644\nPilot Razor Point Pen\, Black\nDark Gray or Dark Brown Watercolor Pencil\nPortable watercolor set and waterbrush\nDark graphite pencil (2B or darker) and blending stomp\n\nNo registration necessary\, all ages and abilit levels welcome. $20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/five-minute-landscape-1/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161215T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161215T160000
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SUMMARY:Sandhill Cranes: Using shape\, structure\, and light to draw what you see (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:[T]his workshop is not about drawing Sandhill Cranes. It is about how your ability to draw anything improves when you understand what you see and train your eye to capture critical negative shapes\, gestures\,  and angles. We will start with a detailed look “under the hood” of the Sandhill Crane so we all have  a rich understanding of the anatomy and structure. Then we will learn how to make fast gesture lines from moving birds and how to fill these out to completed sketches. We will also explore how to escape from your understanding of what you “should see”  to accept what you do see and get that down on paper. This approach is not just a technique for drawing cranes\, it applies broadly to any subject you may wish to draw \nThis program is free with a $20 suggested donation. No registration necessary. All levels of experience welcome. Bring a journal and pencil. \n 
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/sandhill-cranes-using-shape-structure-light-draw-see-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161110T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161110T160000
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SUMMARY:Splash and scribble: wet watercolor and aquarelle pencils (Fremont)
DESCRIPTION:Working with wet watercolor and aquarelle will help your journal sketching become more lively and spontaneous. Instead of carefully drawing lines and then coloring them in\, we’ll invert the process\, splashing down loose watercolor and then drawing into it to define shapes. We’ll also explore some special effects you can get with wet-on-wet watercolor. This approach is very forgiving\, allowing you to feel your way gradually into a drawing\, discovering the scene as you build it up. The class will be mostly hands-on\, with demonstrations and a slideshow showing different ways to use this technique. \nBring \n\n– Scraps of whatever good-quality watercolor paper you can lay your hands on\n– Whatever watercolor paints you usually use\n– A waterbrush (or regular brush and a little jar of water)\n– Any water-soluble pencils you already have (also called aquarelle or watercolor pencils.) If you don’t have any\, buy a couple of neutral gray or brown pencils\, one dark and one mid-value.\n\nIf you can’t lay your hands on all of the above\, there will be materials you can borrow. \nThe class will be taught by Laurie Wigham\, recently returned from the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Manchester where she watched some of the world’s best sketchers working this way. Her previous class for the NJC was Making your Nature Journal Sketches Come Alive\, July 2015. \nNo registration necessary\, All experience levels welcome. Suggested donation $20.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/splash-scribble-working-wet-watercolor-aquarelle-pencils-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161013T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20161013T160000
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SUMMARY:Perspective for Nature Journaling- Fremont
DESCRIPTION:Special guest lecture with instructor Mark Simmons\nPerspective allows us to create the illusion of three-dimensional space on the flat page. Though it may seem intimidating\, a basic understanding of perspective gives us a bag of tricks that we can use to add a sense of depth and distance to our scenes\, and convincing volume to our animal drawings. This workshop covers a few simple principles that you can apply to give your pictures a three-dimensional feel\, including: parallel lines and how the eye sees them\, drawing simple forms in perspective\, foreshortening\, overlapping foreground and background\, atmospheric perspective\, and understanding and using the horizon line. \nSan Francisco-based artist Mark Simmons specializes in comics\, cartoons\, and storyboards. You can see some of his work at www.ultimatemark.com\, or visit toysdream.blogspot.com for his latest life sketches of cute animals\, construction machines\, and whatnot. \nNo registration required\, all levels of experience welcome. Bring a sketchbooks and pens or pencils. $20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/perspective-nature-journaling-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160915T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160915T160000
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SUMMARY:No-fear Watercolor Techniques for Field Journaling -Fremont
DESCRIPTION:Watercolors are a fast and versatile way to get color into your sketchbook or journal. But many of us have been frustrated with the mechanics of getting our paint to do what we want or watched a sketch drown in a puddle of murky brown paint. Have you been frustrated by your watercolors when field sketching? Does your kit consistently make a muddy mess (when you don’t want it to)? Good news- there are ways you can learn to use your paint that make it much easier to manage and control in the field. Learn a bag of tricks and techniques to make your watercolor experience fun\, fast\, and successful. In this workshop you will learn: \n\nHow to avoid the puddles that take forever to dry.\nHow to match colors more accurately.\nEasy graded wash techniques.\nThe order of operations: what color comes first.\nHow to improve the value range in your sketches (goodbye anemic watercolors).\nSolutions to common problems.\nHow to rearrange your palette to make it more functional and essential colors.\n\nBring\, a pencil or pen and sketchbook to take notes\, your current watercolor kit. a large Pentel fine point Waterbrush\, and an old sock (one of the orphans from the dryer). \nNo experience necessary\, open to everyone (all ages and experience levels) and no advanced registration required. $20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/no-fear-watercolor-techniques-field-journaling-freemont/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160811T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160811T160000
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SUMMARY:Field Sketching Basics- Fremont
DESCRIPTION:So you want to draw but have not picked up a pencil since elementary school? This workshop is geared for the raw beginner who is terrified of sketching and is convinced that they can not draw. You can learn to draw. This workshop will show you how to begin. In this workshop you will learn: \n\nThe drawing “order of operations”.\nHow to look at a subject as an artist so you can draw what you see.\nHow to simplify shapes\, values\, and colors.\nWhere to start and how to make your first lines.\nKey drawing tricks that many any subject easier to manage.\nHow to use a small set of colored pencils to get infinite hues.\nThe roadmap to fast accurate drawing.\n\nBring your journaling kit or a sketchbook and pencil. Bring a set of colored pencils including magenta (if you use Prismacolor pencils\, that is “process red” and if you use Faber-Castell Polychromos that is “Fuchsia”). This workshop is free and open to the public. No experience necessary. No registration required.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/field-sketching-basics-5/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160714T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20160714T160000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Nature Journaling- Fremont
DESCRIPTION:Have you always wanted to keep a nature journal or are you looking for ways to make your nature journaling a richer experience? In this workshop we will explore fundamental principles to jumpstart and extend your journaling practice. You will learn: \n\nWhy to keep a nature journal and see examples of many ways to practice.\nHow to set up a lightweight journaling kit for easy access in the field and see some useful tools for fieldwork.\nWhat to put into your journal to get more out of every observation and allow you to use your journal as a scientific resource.\nHow to motivate and inspire yourself to make journaling a regular habit.\nStrategies to get you started for a day in the field.\nIdeas about what to put in your journal.\nWays to think outside of the box to enhance your creativity and joy in journaling.\n\nBring your existing journaling kit if you have one. This workshop is free and open to the public. No experience necessary. No registration required. $20 suggested donation.
URL:https://johnmuirlaws.com/event/introduction-nature-journaling-2-2-2-2-2-2/
LOCATION:Coyote Hills Regional Park\, 8000 Patterson Ranch Rd\, Freemont\, CA\, 94555\, United States
CATEGORIES:Online Event
ORGANIZER;CN="Nature Journal Club":MAILTO:johnmuirlaws@gmail.com
GEO:37.5539825;-122.091789
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