Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 8 (East and South Asia)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 8: Eastern and South Asia
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: For plants I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend a full sketchbook, or larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the region so you can place the regions the species were located.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush or a Pentel Waterbrush, depending on my mood!
Any amount is appreciated!
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGES
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
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Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 7 (Middle East and W. Asia)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 7: Middle East and Western Asia
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: For plants I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend a full sketchbook, or larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the region so you can place the regions the species were located.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
Any amount is appreciated!
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGES
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please post your pages on our Field Arts Community Forum! It’s free and easy to register, and private!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 6 (Europe)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 6: Europe
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: For plants I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend a full sketchbook, or larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the region so you can place the regions the species were located.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
Any amount is appreciated!
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
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Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 5 (Africa, Pt. 2)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 4: Africa (Part 1)
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: For plants I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend a full sketchbook, or larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the region so you can place the regions the species were located.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
Any amount is appreciated!
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please post your pages on our Field Arts Community Forum! It’s free and easy to register, and private!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 4 (Africa, Pt. 1)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 4: Africa (Part 1)
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: For plants I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend a full sketchbook, or larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the region so you can place the regions the species were located.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
Any amount is appreciated!
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please post your pages on our Field Arts Community Forum! It’s free and easy to register, and private!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 3 (South America)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 3: South America
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: For plants I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend a full sketchbook, or larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the region so you can place the regions the species were located.
Length: 2 hours, 17 minutes
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
Any amount is appreciated!
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGES
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please post your pages on our Field Arts Community Forum! It’s free and easy to register, and private!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 2 (North America Part 2)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 2: North America, Part 2, the South
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the region so you can place the regions the species were located.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
Any amount is appreciated!
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGES
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please post your pages on our Field Arts Community Forum! It’s free and easy to register, and private!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 1 (North America Part 1)
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Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!
No. 1: North America, Part 1, the North
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). For animals I recommend larger squares, at least 5” if you choose an accordion.
Prepwork: Create a map of the world so you can sketch location points for each species (North America, Pacific, Australia Europe).
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED PAGES—I didn’t do a world map this time! I will next episode
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
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Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 10 (Final Episode!)
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Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 10: Viewer Favorites
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: Create a map of the world so you can sketch location points for each species (North America, Pacific, Australia Europe).
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please post your pages on our Field Arts Community Forum! It’s free and easy to register, and private!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 9 (Oceania)
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Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 9: Oceania
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of Oceana, taking in New Zealand to Rapa Nui, and north to Hawai’i (see resources below) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
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Downloads and Resources
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please send your pages and I will upload!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 8 (SE Asia)
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Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 8: Southeast Asia
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of SE Asia (see resources below) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please send your pages and I will upload!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 7 (Australia)
Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 7: Australia
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of Asia (see resources below) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please send your pages and I will upload!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 6 (Asia - Part 2)
Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 6: Asia - Part 2
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of Asia (see resources below) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors and brush I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
I use an Isabey Squirrel Mop Travel Brush.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please send your pages and I will upload!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 5 (Asia - Part 1)
Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 4: Asia - Part 1!
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of Asia (see resources below) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I. use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Please send your pages and I will upload!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 4 (Europe)
Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 4: Europe!
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of Europe (see resources below) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Click to initiate download of a PDF of the workshop presentation (large file) * Please do not circulate this PDF; if you wish to share the workshop, please use the page link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/88kf1zlgmx92iat/Around%20the%20World%20in%2080%20Trees%2008-27-2022.pdf
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I. use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 3 (Africa)
Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 3: Africa!
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of Africa (see resources below) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Click to initiate download of a PDF of the workshop presentation (large file) * Please do not circulate this PDF; if you wish to share the workshop, please use the page link:
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I. use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
To come!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 2 (S. America)
Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Part 2: South America!
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of South America so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Click to initiate download of a PDF of the workshop presentation (large file) * Please do not circulate this PDF; if you wish to share the workshop, please use the page link:
Books and References:
Plants of the World, hosted by Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, is an amazing resource. The hardbound book of the same name is a treasure, and I. use it extensively in my research for this series.
Colors I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
To come!
Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Trees No. 1 (N. America)
Inspired by Jonathan Drori’s wonderful books Around the World in 80 Trees and Around the World Plants, we’re going to travel around the globe by region and sketch interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants.
Stop 1: North America!
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion style booklet (see below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side).
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of North America (from the Arctic to Panama) so you can sketch location points for each species.
Length: 2 hours
Downloads and Resources
Click to initiate download of a PDF of the workshop presentation (large file) * Please do not circulate this PDF; if you wish to share the workshop, please use the page link:
Books and References:
Treeline: The Last Forest and the Future of Life on Earth by Ben Rawlance
NYTimes article about Diana Beresford-Kroeger, a medical biochemist, botanist, organic chemist, poet, author, and developer of artificial blood. But her main focus for decades now has been to telegraph to the world, in prose that is scientifically exacting yet startlingly affecting, the wondrous capabilities of trees. She is featured in the Balsam Poplar chapter in Rawlance’s book.
Colors I use:
I favor a simple primary “triad” plus two extra colors: Manganese Blue (“cyan”), Quinacridone Rose (“magenta”), Aureolin Yellow (“yellow”), and Burnt Sienna and Indanthrone Blue, all Daniel Smith.
ROSEANN’S FINISHED ACCORDION PAGE
ATTENDEES’ Pages from the Workshop
Virtual Field Trip to Arctic Alaska
I recently returned from a two-week exploration of the Alaskan high and middle Arctic—and fell in love! I'd love to take you there, so jump aboard as we head back to Point Barrow and Uqtiagvik, and then journey up the "haul road" to Prudhoe Bay, enjoying the Brooks Range and looking for caribou and muskox. [You can view my journal pages from my journey by clicking the link above.]
Length: 2 hours
Resources from the Field Trip
To access the Virtual Field Trip online, my interactive journey with dozens of images and videos and maps: https://360exploring.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/Arctic+Alaska/output/index.html
CHAT transcript — click > https://www.dropbox.com/s/epenu1vs7lxtkgl/Chat%20Transcript%20Virtual%20Field%20Trip%20Alaska.pdf?dl=0
Click image at ABOVE to initiate download of the workshop PDF with all the information. Or, use: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xhbhlextkbvnr4v/Alaska%20Virtual%20Field%20Trip%2010-2021.pdf?dl=0
Field Arts Workshop: Elegant Ink for Field Notebooks
Join me for a celebration of the art of elegant ink in our sketchbooks. While I do love color in my journal, I also love the beauty of well-wrought pen sketches.
We’ll cover types of pens and inks (from ballpoint to fountain pens, including the pluses and minuses of the types); practice mark-making and values; and work on a couple of different types of sketches using one image to create each, so we can see how different styles of linework each produce a different “feel” on your pages.
Length: 2 hours
Images at right: Creating various “palettes” for your marks is a great exercise and very useful to keep tucked in a pocket of your journal for reference. The different types of stroke, texture, and tone are like words in a language or paint colors in a palette: you choose each for a different effect, feel, tone, or emphasis.
Resources from the Workshop
CHAT transcript — click > HERE <
Click image BELOW to initiate download for the workshop PDF with all the information, sample images, and links. Or, use: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rvlzr0a9hezdgjr/AACw6pH9jwhj6sQ-rvmM_GGwa?dl=0
Bonus! I did a short video (no sound) of how to clean and refill a fountain pen:
DEMOS FROM THE WORKSHOP