Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 8 (East and South Asia)
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Draco_spilonotus By A.S.Kono - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
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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Nubian ibex by Netzach Farbiash, Ph.D Pikiwiki Israel, CC BY 2.5 Wikipedia
Golden hamster By Harpoen - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0
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
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Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 6 (Europe)
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Iberian wolf (by Arturo de Frias Marques - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36546315)
Eurasian red squirrel (by hedera.baltica from Wrocław, Poland - Squirrel, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43379772 )
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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By Olaf Oliviero Riemer, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18375332
naturepl.com / : Daniel Heuclin Media ID 20783286 © www.naturepl.com https://www.natureplprints.com/april-2021-highlights/sahara-sand-viper-cerastes-vipera-20783286.html
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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Getty Images - Unsplash Plus.com
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
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Field Arts Workshop: Around the World in 80 Animals No. 3 (South America)
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Photo: Jonathan Hanson
Electrophorus_electricus_showing_lateral_line_pits By Oleksandr (Alex) Zakletsky - Own work, CC BY 4.0, Wikipedia
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
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
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
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
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
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
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
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
Tip: Print or create an outline of Asia in your journal so you can mark the site locations of our sketched species.
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
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
Tip: Print or create an outline of Asia in your journal so you can mark the site locations of our sketched species.
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
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
Tip: Create an outline of Europe in your journal so you can mark the site locations of our sketched species. Credit: WorldMapBlank.com
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:
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
Tip: Create an outline of North America in your journal so you can mark the site locations of our sketched species. Credit: TimVandevall.com
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:
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
Tip: Create an outline of North America in your journal so you can mark the site locations of our sketched species. Credit: TimVandevall.com
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:
Locations of the 8 species for this workshop (these are not the ranges, but the site where the specimen we sketch is located).
Tip: Create an outline of North America in your journal so you can mark the site locations of our sketched species. Credit: TimVandevall.com
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
Click to download PDF of slide show with metadata and species information
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: Weather 101 for Field Notebooks
Creating a cloud ID chart is a great way to practice cloud-painting skills as well as to learn the main cloud types.
Metadata for your field notebooks is a crucial addition, to give your entries a solid foundation in context: date, time, sunrise / sunset, moon phase, and weather. Weather is fun to learn: What are the clouds? How do you ID them? How do you tell the wind speed? What are the symbols for recording weather?
In this free Field Arts tutorial, we will dive into learning about weather data, what is climate vs. weather, where weather forms and how, and how to ID clouds. Then we’ll create a cloud-chart that you can keep in your journal for future reference.
Length: 2 hours
Resources from the Workshop
pdf with all links and download link for images and ALL THE charts (CLICK IMAGE):
Click image to initiate download. Or, use: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rvlzr0a9hezdgjr/AACw6pH9jwhj6sQ-rvmM_GGwa?dl=0
SUGGESTED PAINTS AND SUPPLIES:
Ruler and pencil
Pen with waterproof ink
And for the color, two approaches:
1) Traditional:
- watercolor paper (9x6 or larger), at least 90 pound
- cobalt or cerulean; these are pretty and wash easily, and also lift easily. French ultramarine is wonderful but does not lift as well and does granulate a little, so it will settle into the texture on your paper, which you may or may not like.
- burnt sienna to mix with your blue to create a nice gray for the clouds
- alternatively, shadow violet
OR
2) gouache:
- toned paper (dark grey or tan)
- gouache paint in white and blue and burnt sienna
I actually found the toned with white gouache to be much easier for this chart exercise!
You can find my list of minimalist colors and tips on color mixing here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials-list/2020/7/5/minimalist-watercolor-for-nature-journaling
COLORS I DEMONSTRATED:
Manganese Blue (Old Holland)
Cyan (Greenleaf & Blueberry)
Cobalt (Daniel Smith)
Cerulean (Daniel Smith)
French Ultramarine (Daniel Smith)
Pthalo Blue (Green Shade, Daniel Smith)
Goache Set from Caran D’Ache (white, yellow, blue, red, burnt sienna)
This is the reference image for creating your own cloud chart for your journal.
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