Equinox After Party!
Zoom Meeting CAJoin John Muir Laws and journalers from around the world as we share our observations and field notes from the equinox! This is a free Zoom Event. Click Here to Join the Zoom Workshop! All ages and experience levels are welcome. No registration is necessary, This live workshop can hold 500 people and Read More
Nature Journaling in the High Sierra
Zoom Meeting CAJoin John Muir Laws and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy for a virtual stroll and nature journaling workshop. Learn how to keep a nature journal and set up your nature journaling kit for backpacking, and how to draw mountain landscapes, plants, and animals. Learn about the work of the Conservancy to promote the ecological and economic Read More
Ready for the Equinox!
Zoom Meeting CAThe Equinox is coming! Let's get ready for this key event in the cycles of the earth and sun by setting up our journals, learning strategies to safely record the sun's position. Download and print out the (free) Sun Cycle Target before the workshop. Bring Your journal and pencil Compass with inclinometer Cosign Table The Read More
Nature Journaling for Birders
Zoom Meeting CAKeeping a nature journal is one of the best ways to improve your birding skills. While online platforms such as ebird help you sort and manage your species lists while contributing to citizen science, they can not help you see more deeply and remember your experience more vividly. This is the magic of a paper Read More
How to Draw Birds Masterclass with John Muir Laws and the National Audubon Society (Zoom)
Zoom Meeting CAJoin the Bird Drawing Masterclass! A pencil, paper and viewing device are the only equipment required to participate in the classes, but we will be distributing handouts that you may find helpful to print out. These handouts will be linked here and to the Audubon class website the day before their respective class. Another helpful Read More
How to Draw Herons and Egrets
Zoom Meeting CACapture the energy and intensity of the heron's stare. Learn to draw the angles and curves of heron and egret necks as they actively forage or settle down to rest. Explore and understand the anatomy of the body and legs in ways that help you draw what you see. This live workshop can hold 500 Read More
Special Event: Penguins and Conservation II
Zoom Meeting CAJoin the Nature Journal Workshop for a special class on drawing penguins and a discussion with Pablo Barcia Borboroglu of the Global Penguin Society about penguin conservation and stewardship. Learn advanced tricks to help you draw penguins in perspective, proportions and patterns for different species of penguins, and penguin habitat, and learn how you can Read More
How to Draw Birds Masterclass with John Muir Laws and the National Audubon Society (Zoom)
Zoom Meeting CAJoin the Bird Drawing Masterclass! A pencil, paper and viewing device are the only equipment required to participate in the classes, but we will be distributing handouts that you may find helpful to print out. These handouts will be linked here and to the Audubon class website the day before their respective class. Another helpful Read More
Orcas! Art and Conservation
Zoom Meeting CAJoin John Muir Laws and Jenny Atkinson from The Whale Museum. In this workshop, you will learn about the amazing lifestyles of resident orca, including conservation and what we can do to protect the whales. You will also learn how to draw orca as they breach, breathe, spyhop, and wave their tails. Located in Friday Read More
Painting Birds with Watercolor
Zoom Meeting CALearn my system for painting birds with watercolor and gouache. After I sketch a bird, I often add texture, value, and color with my watercolor kit. I will show you my methods, techniques, and timing to make your bird painting faster and more successful. Be sure to print out the Bird Watercolor Worksheet before the Read More