John muir laws

Learn how to make a map in your sketchbook to help you observe patterns in nature.

This was a year of learning. Good portions of it were given to reading curriculum samples, blog posts, and books about homeschooling. But I also learned to tend flowers, to keep a nature journal, and I took to writing fiction. Here is what you should know about me and writing fiction: in college, I played […]

Join the Nature Journal Club for a 1.5 hour workshop on an important fundamental skill in building your field sketching skills! May's workshop is taught by guest instructor and nature enthusiast Kristin Meuser and will focus on how to build your ideal journal page.

Are you looking for help drawing birds? Free tutorials, animations, and details of bird anatomy and structure to help you learn to draw birds.

When you're drawing plants or animals, there are two major issues you have deal with: the mechanics of how to draw, and the understanding of...

Learn tricks and techniques to help you accurately and quickly draw migratory ducks and shorebirds. We will cover essential aspects of bird anatomy that is relevant for the artist and then explore…

Wild Wonder Foundation on Instagram: "“Drawing is not a gift—it is a skill. You can learn to draw. You just have to put in the pencil miles.” —John Muir Laws @johnmuirlaws In these drawings of a California Towhee, shared with permission from artist, author, birder, and nature journaler Amy Tan @amytanwriter , we see the power of the daily pencil miles Amy put in during the four years from 2016 to 2020. Amy shared these two images as part of her keynote talk at our 2023 Wild Wonder Nature…

Lora Roame on Instagram: “Practicing my bird drawing with some John Muir Laws videos. #draweveryday • • • • #sketchbook #watercolor #practice #johnmuirlaws…”

Keeping an illustrated, observational journal is a centuries-old method that has been reenvisioned and refined through the lens of our understanding of…

For the past two years, our school-based Rice Rangers program has included a naturalist notebook challenge for students participating in the program. This year, we are opening the challenge to all K-12 students interested in participating! To enter the competition, students will need to complete at least 10 pages of a "naturalist notebook". We recognize that journals may be hard to come by for a number of reasons during this time, so students may use whatever paper or other materials they…