How to become a Master of Field Arts (and lifelong naturalist)

Zoom Meeting CA

Join me and author and naturalist Roseann Hanson, one of the co-organizers of the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference, in a conversation about her newest book, Master of Field Arts.    A lifelong naturalist who can track her budding natural history interests to eight years of age when her father built her a weather station Read More

How to Draw and Paint Warblers

Zoom Meeting CA

Join me for this in-depth workshop at the Galt Winter Bird Festival. This event is FREE but you have to register and it is limited to 100 people. Click here to join the meeting! Wood Warblers are bundles of beauty that add color and joy to our woodlands and marshes. Let’s explore the basics of Read More

How to Teach Nature Jouranling

Zoom Meeting CA

Curiosity, Wonder, and Attention Join John Muir Laws and the California Association of Science Educators for this introductory workshop. Nature journaling is a powerful learning tool that leads students to make deep observations, remember what they notice, think critically, and build a sense of place. Learn how to make nature journaling a seminal teaching practice Read More

$20

Educator’s Forum: New Journal Activity!

Zoom Meeting CA

I have been testing a new nature journaling activity and I love it!. In this forum, we will explore the activity together and discuss its application. Bring your journal and an interesting natural object. All ages and experience levels are welcome. If you are new to Zoom or are having trouble with the meeting controls, Read More

Free

Astronomy and Nature Journaling

Zoom Meeting CA

Point your scope to the heavens and open a world of wonder on your Journal Page. In this workshop, John Muir Laws will explore methods and strategies for nature journaling with the night sky. Listen to an interview I did on the Night Sky Tourist Podcast about Sketching the night sky. Click Here to Join Read More

Journaling Nature, an Introduction

Zoom Meeting CA

Click here to Register for the Class Join John Muir Laws and ShopKeepArty for this short prelude to a longer workshop webinar. John Muir Laws will introduce the key elements of nature journaling as we explore and describe an interesting found natural object on our journal pages.  Keeping an illustrated, observational journal is a centuries-old Read More

Free

Shadows vs. Reflections

Zoom Meeting CA

Understand the physics and geometry of shadows and reflections to help you draw what you see and see what you draw. Join John Muir Laws as he explores these ideas and how they relate to nature drawing and landscapes. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! Passcode: 187351 All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More

Exploring the Arctic and How to Draw Snowy Owls

Zoom Meeting CA

Join John Muir Laws and Nicolas Lecomte for an exploration of the arctic and a close look at how to draw Snowy Owls. We will learn about ongoing Arctic research and lessons learned in the field. Then John Muir Laws will demonstrate techniques to draw Snowy Owls. What are lost and found edges and how Read More

Astronomy and the Nature Journal

Zoom Meeting CA

How can we use our nature journals to teach about astronomy both to record our observations and visualize ideas or our place in the universe? Bring any Astro pages from your own journals to share. Raybonto, we want to hear from you Click Here to Join the Meeting All ages and experience levels are welcome. Read More

Free

Watercolor Hour with Rosalie Haizlett

Zoom Meeting CA

Meet Rosalie Haizlett, author and illustrator of Watercolor in Nature, a brand new book that will be published by Page Street Publishing Co. on November 23rd, 2021 and distributed by Macmillan. The book is available at Target, Barnes & Noble, or wherever you get your books. You can learn more and purchase via Rosalie's website at Read More