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Online Class - Drawing to Learn - June 2024
We can all draw.
None of us is born “talented” or “not talented.” It is a skill that we learn.
And here’s an interesting fact: our brains love to learn, so much so that the more you push your brain to learn a new skill, the more neural pathways develop. So you get better not only at what you are learning, but at many other mental skills. You get smarter!
I like to say that learning a skill such as drawing is like learning a language. You are not born knowing how to talk. You learn it.
This course is going to teach you the words and grammar you need for the language of drawing, and we are going to use a technique that is proven to work:
We will DRAW TO LEARN, not learn to draw!
This two-day, five-part course Drawing to Lear with Roseann Hanson includes:
Lesson 1 - Study Your Subject
Learn how to intensely observe a subject in order to collect the “words” you need for your drawing language.
Lesson 2 - Make Marks
Practice those new words by making marks that represent your subject—this is a critical building block in unleashing the power of your drawing language.
Lesson 3 - Find Shapes
This exercise is critical for beginning to learn the “grammar” of your subject in order to get the context right.
Lesson 4 - Create Your Study Sketch
You will learn how to get proportions right—proportion is like the advanced grammar in this langauge of drawing;
You will learn to dip into your Marks to add characteristics to your subject, and check the shapes.
Lesson 5 - Dive into Details
Our final lesson brings us back to the study notes in Step 1, coming full circle to finish up our process of Drawing to Learn.
Live, online course: $75
two days:
June 1 AND june 8, 2024
9 AM – 12 pM ARIZONA TIME
Online Class - Drawing to Learn - Course 1, Trees
We can all draw.
None of us is born “talented” or “not talented.” It is a skill that we learn.
And here’s an interesting fact: our brains love to learn, so much so that the more you push your brain to learn a new skill, the more neural pathways develop. So you get better not only at what you are learning, but at many other mental skills. You get smarter!
I like to say that learning a skill such as drawing is like learning a language. You are not born knowing how to talk. You learn it.
This course is going to teach you the words and grammar you need for the language of drawing, and we are going to use a technique that is proven to work:
We will DRAW TO LEARN, not learn to draw!
This two-day, five-part course Drawing to Learn, Workshop #1 – Trees with Roseann Hanson includes:
Lesson 1 - Study Your Subject
Learn how to intensely observe a subject in order to collect the “words” you need for your drawing language.
Lesson 2 - Make Marks
Practice those new words by making marks that represent your subject—this is a critical building block in unleashing the power of your drawing language.
Lesson 3 - Find Shapes
This exercise is critical for beginning to learn the “grammar” of your subject in order to get the context right.
Lesson 4 - Create Your Study Sketch
You will learn how to get proportions right—proportion is like the advanced grammar in this langauge of drawing;
You will learn to dip into your Marks to add characteristics to your subject, and check the shapes.
Lesson 5 - Dive into Details
Our final lesson brings us back to the study notes in Step 1, coming full circle to finish up our process of Drawing to Learn.
Special introductory offer for live, online course: $75
two days:
SEPTEMBER 30 AND OCTOBER 7, 2023
9 AM – 11:30 AM ARIZONA TIME
Free Online Workshop - Creative Night Skies
How do you journal night skies? It's always been a love-hate thing for me—I love tracking the stars and planets and finding constellations, but depicting them in journals can be challenging!
In this free online workshop, we will work on four different approaches:
Pre-painted watercolor skies on which you can add sky components live or after a sky-viewing telescope session (a technique inspired by Alaska artist Kristin Link);
Making a cutaway peek-a-boo window showing day-and-night;
Using Sharpies and white, silver, or other metallic pens and pencils; and
Using black paper and white, silver, or other metallic pens, pencils, and paint.
WHEN: Saturday, September 9 at 9 am AZ time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )
COST: Free but registration is required (link below)
HOW: Register now via Zoom at this link >HERE<
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
Journal with or sheets of watercolor paper;
Paint colors: Indigo, Pthalo Blue (Green Shade), Quinacridone Rose or similar, Burnt Sienna (mine are Daniel Smith but any brand will do);
Hair dryer;
White gel pen (the best is Uniball Signo;
White and red colored pencils;
For fun if you have them: metallic paints or pens and pencils;
Black Sharpie;
Black paper.
Journaling Jumpstart—Beginner's guided 8-week DIY class [ONLINE]
Have you been struggling to get started journaling, and prefer a more structured format—but also with flex-times so you can work on learning when it’s right for you, and have a healthy check-in every few weeks? My Journaling Jumpstart class will be perfect for you!
Bonus!: includes workbook and supplies—everything you need to start out (if you already have the workbook and supplies but just need more incentive, there’s an option for just the class, too).
We’ll spend eight weeks getting you going on your journey as a lifelong nature journaler.
Next 8-week class starts: June 25 and will meet for four Sundays (9 am Pacific time on June 25, July 9, July 23; and August 13), with our “graduation” on August 13.
Field Arts Bootcamp Sonoran Desert - NEW session 2
Due to popular demand, we’ve added a second session to the Sonoran Desert bootcamp!
Southern Arizona in spring is magical—and southern Arizona in spring at a private ranch alongside a perennial river and a mythical wilderness is the best ever—and a rare opportunity not to be missed.
This will be four days of pure immersion in field arts: nature journaling, field sketching and watercolor, animal tracking, birdwatching, reading the weather, using field optics, found pigments and inks, and much more.
The setting is a private ranch along Aravaipa Creek about 90 minutes north of Tucson, Arizona. These are ancestral lands of the Apache people, who used the fertile riverside valley for seasonal crops.
Your accommodations are comfortable but not high luxury—think 1970s big ranch house set in a grassy meadow, with a burbling creek running alongside; meals will be included.
New for this bootcamp—a camping option if you have your own vehicle and camp setup; there is a modern bathroom for campers.
We’ll be able to host up to 21 participants because of the camping option, and there will be two instructors—Roseann & Jonathan Hanson.
Journaling Jumpstart—Beginner's guided 8-week DIY class [ONLINE]
Have you been struggling to get started journaling, and prefer a more structured format—but also with flex-times so you can work on learning when it’s right for you, and have a healthy check-in every few weeks? My new Journaling Jumpstart class will be perfect for you!
Bonus!: includes workbook and supplies—everything you need to start out (if you already have the workbook and supplies but just need more incentive, there’s an option for just the class, too).
We’ll spend eight weeks getting you going on your journey as a lifelong nature journaler.
Next 8-week class starts: October 30 and will meet for four Sundays, with our “graduation” on December 18.
PLEASE NOTE, THIS SESSION IS FULL WITH A LONG WAITLIST! I’LL BE DOING ANOTHER IN EARLY SPRING 2023. PLEASE CLICK BLACK BUTTON AT LEFT TO SEND EMAIL, or write to roseann at exploringoverland dot com.
Around the World in 80 Trees – Europe [FREE WORKSHOP]
To view No. 1 North America: https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials-list/2022/4/9/around-the-world-in-80-trees-1
To view No. 2 South America:
https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials-list/2022/5/14/around-the-world-in-80-trees-2
To view No. 3 Africa:
https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials-list/2022/around-the-world-in-80-trees-3
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.
No. 4: Europe
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or a strip map (see the version I did for North America, link 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 so you can sketch location points for each species.
When: Saturday, August 27, 2022 at 9 am Arizona time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )
HOW: Zoom link. This session is free but for security, registration is required. Sign up > HERE <.
Around the World in 80 Trees – Africa [FREE WORKSHOP]
To view No. 1 North America: https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials-list/2022/4/9/around-the-world-in-80-trees-1
To view No. 2 South America:
https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials-list/2022/5/14/around-the-world-in-80-trees-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.
No. 3: Africa!
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or a strip map (see the version I did for North America, link 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 so you can sketch location points for each species.
When: Saturday, July 23, 2022 at 9 am Arizona time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )
How: Zoom link. This session is free but for security, registration is required. Sign up > HERE <.
Field Arts Bootcamp – Wyoming
Join me in Wyoming’s wild Bighorn Mountains for four days and three nights of pure immersion in field arts: nature journaling, field sketching and watercolor, animal tracking, birdwatching, reading the weather, using field optics, found pigments, and much more.
Imagine the luxury of doing nothing but exploring wild nature and journaling in a cohort of like-minded fellow journalers . . . and with customized one-on-one feedback and skills-specific tutoring throughout the whole experience.
The Field Arts Boot Camp is suitable for beginners to advanced journalers, as your Boot Camp experience is tailored to your appropriate level. Nurturing, inquisitive, and expansive.
No excuses. Just pure nature journaling growth and mindset.
What’s included:
One-on-one attention in areas in which you would like to improve;
Skills-specific mini-tutorials in field arts such as sketching, watercolor, nature writing, animal tracking, reading the weather, and using optics;
Accommodations at the historic Spear-O-Wigwam Ranch with five different pricing options (noted below);
Shuttle from Sheridan, Wyoming, to and from the ranch, departing at 7:30 am July 6 (Wednesday)—we will have suggested lodging options in Sheridan;
Wine and beer happy hour each evening;
All meals from lunch on Wednesday through lunch on Saturday;
Use of Swarovski Optics binoculars throughout the Bootcamp.
Pricing: from $995
Around the World in 80 Trees – South America [FREE WORKSHOP]
If you missed North America, you can access everything here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/field-arts-tutorials-list/2022/4/9/around-the-world-in-80-trees-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.
Stop 2: South (and Central) America!
What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or a strip map (see the version I did for North America, link below), pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.
Prepwork: have on hand a simple outline map of South America so you can sketch location points for each species.
When: Saturday, May 14, 2022 at 9 am Arizona time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )
How: Zoom link. This session is free but for security, registration is required. Sign up > HERE <.
Introduction to Digital Nature Sketching: Procreate and iPad with Bill Singleton (November 20, 2021)
Explore the boundless world of nature sketching using an iPad, a stylus, and the Procreate app. Artist Bill Singleton will get you started with this powerful tool set by introducing digital brush types, choosing colors, planning your layout, and techniques for laying down lines and paint.
Length: 2.5 hours
When: 9:00 am – 11:30 pm Arizona time (Phoenix) Saturday, November 20, 2021
Start time: 9:00 am Arizona time (Phoenix) / GMT - 7
(Having trouble figuring out time zones?Use this calculator: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )
Format: online via Zoom
9-10 am live instruction / demos and encouraging students to follow along.
10:00–10:10 am — Wellness / stretching break
10:10–11:30 am — discussions, sharing and further instruction
Cost: $55
Optional Supplies Kit:
$10 set of digital brushes for field sketching in Procreate (you will be sent a link to download)
Access: You will receive log-in instructions after purchasing the class.
SIGN UP HERE: OFFERED THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA’S DESERT LABORATORY ON TUMAMOC HILL. SIGNUP https://www.eventbrite.com/e/introduction-to-digital-nature-sketching-procreate-and-ipad-tickets-181333873497
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Field Arts Skills Workshop: Ancient Ochres [FREE online]
Human use of pigments to express ourselves may be—literally—a watershed moment in evolutionary time. Perhaps among the first to be used were iron oxides (ochres) such as at France’s famous Lascaux. Archaeologist Tammy Hodgskiss wrote: “People may say ochre is the earliest form of art and symbolism, but there’s more to it. Ochre shows how our brains were developing, and that we were using our environment. It bridges the divide between art and science.”
In this deep dive into the science of artistic pigments and look at our earliest history as artists, we will also learn to create beautiful images in our field notebooks and nature journals using natural earth pigments such as ochres (yellow, red, purple), manganese, lapis lazuli, graphite, and more.
Length: 2 hours
Start time: 10:00 am Arizona time / Mountain
(Having trouble figuring out time zones?Use this calculator: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html)
Format: online via Zoom (you will receive a log-in link)
Cost: free
Access: To protect your privacy and security online and for us to find out how many students will be attending, registration is required. Please use this link HERE.
Fearless Watercolor for Field Sketching (October 23 – 24, 2021)
Adding watercolor to your field notebooks and nature journals need not be an elaborate and frustrating exercise in juggling dozens of colors and brushes.
Naturalist and field sketch artist Roseann Hanson will introduce you to the simple technique of mixing any color you need from a triad—three primary colors (a cyan, a magenta, and a yellow) —plus her own preferred “bonus” colors of burnt sienna and a dark blue.
It’s not hard, and it’s fast, simple, and fun—guaranteed to change your approach to adding color to your field sketches and free you from the tyranny of complexity and frustration.
You may use your own paints (we will supply a list of recommendations) or order a complete Minimalist Paint Kit (mini paint kit and palette, waterbrush, rag, clip, and mini spray bottle) or a mini paint tin with sample paints, and paint along.
Length: 5 hours over two days
When: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm Arizona time (Phoenix) Saturday, October 23 and an in-person or virtual field trip Sunday, October 24 from 9–11 am
Start time: 9:00 am Arizona time (Phoenix) / GMT - 7
(Having trouble figuring out time zones?Use this calculator: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )
Format: online via Zoom on Saturday (you will receive a log-in link) as well as optional live in person field trip with dial-in option:
Live Field Trip option: Meet at Desert Lab courtyard cactus garden Sunday for live practice session or dial in by Zoom with Roseann to consult from your own location
Saturday — 3 hours live on Zoom including a 30-minute break
9–11 am live instruction / demos and encouraging students to follow along.
11–11:30 am —[Lunch / wellness / stretching break]
11:30 am – 12:30 pm — discussions, sharing, and further instruction
Sunday — 2 hours
9-11 am — live practice at the Desert Lab courtyard cactus garden and remote dial-in via Zoom for those out of the region who want to consult with Roseann on color
Cost: $75 for two partial days (you can also opt out of either day for lower fees; details on the Eventbrite link below)
Optional Supplies Kits (purchase by October 17) — postage included:
$29 mini paint tin with 6 paint pans and 5 paint samples
$35 small paint tin with 10 paint pans and 5 paint samples
$65 Minimalist Paint Kit with mini paint tin and 5 paint samples, water brush, microfiber rag, pen, Clear Perspex Palette-Easel with Magnet Strip and dry-erase marker
Access: You will receive log-in instructions after purchasing the class.
SIGN UP HERE: OFFERED THROUGH THE DESERT LABORATORY ON TUMAMOC HILL. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fearless-watercolor-for-field-sketching-tickets-181232299687
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Field Arts Skills Workshop: Elegant Ink [FREE online]
Join me for a fun online workshop celebrating 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
Start time: 9:00 am Arizona time / Pacific
(Having trouble figuring out time zones?Use this calculator: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html)
Format: online via Zoom (you will receive a log-in link)
Cost: free
Access: To protect your privacy and security online and for us to find out how many students will be attending, registration is required. Please use this link HERE.
Skyscapitos Appreciation Society – First online meetup!
Inspired by and in collaboration with Journaling with Nature’s Bethan Burton, we’re launching our own informal “Skyscapito Appreciation Society!” A “skyscapito” is a small skyscape we create in our nature journals, similar to the “little landscapes” (landscapitos) John Muir Laws loves to create.
Join me (Roseann Hanson, of the Field Arts Institute), Bethan, and Deborah Conn as we host an hour (or a little more, if needed) of sharing our skyscapitos and our favorite colors for sky-making.
We will be doing this semi-regularly so we can all get better at this difficult subject!
This will be interactive, not a lecture: we will each bring one or two skyscapitos from our journals and share with you what paints we used, and how we went about the process.
We would like you to do the same — you don’t HAVE to but we would greatly encourage you to!
FREE but registration is required, for security reasons.
WHEN: Friday, July 16 at 4 pm Pacific (which is 9 am on the July 17th on Australia’s east coast, where Bethan is located!)
WHERE: Zoom (we will record the session and share later if you miss it; register for notifications)
LENGTH: About an hour
TO PREPARE: Bring a skyscapito or questions about challenges you have!
TO REGISTER: >CLICK HERE<
Class: Nature Journaling – Learn the art of seeing and recording the world around you (ongoing, online–join any time)
Anytime access to my introduction to nature journaling class! You can join my class any time on Vimeo, and work at your own pace.
Rent the series for $35
Buy and stream or download to keep always for $95
To view the trailer and three free bonus lessons go to learnjournaling.exploringoverland.com
or on Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/learnnaturejournaling/
Feral Watercolor – Making paint from your own found pigments (ongoing, online–join any time)
Anytime access to my Feral Watercolor Workshop! You can join my class any time on Vimeo, and work at your own pace.
Rent for $35
Buy and stream or download to keep always for $70
To view the trailer and rent or buy, go to Vimeo at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/feralwatercolor/
If your prefer a live, interactive class, see April 24, 2021 below—offered through the Natural History Institute online for $58.
Introduction to Gouache Nature Illustration with Bill Singleton
Fee for students: $55 + Eventbrite fees
December 5, 2020 | Online Workshop Hosted on Zoom
Instructor: Bill Singleton
Host and tech coordinator: Roseann Hanson
I’m please to be organizing a suite of four online workshops as part of the fall programming for the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, one of North America’s oldest field stations and the birthplace of the study of ecology. I’ll be teaching an introduction to nature journaling (see October 23-35).
Join professional illustrator Bill Singleton in his popular introduction to natural history illustration using gouache, water-soluble paint that is opaque.
For hundreds of years gouache has been the main tool that natural science illustrators choose for botanical subjects because of its versatility and “editability.”
Bill will demonstrate gouache using both white or toned paper, compare transparent watercolor and gouache, and teach rendering techniques unique to this interesting and classic illustration medium.
Harness your inner botanical illustrator as we venture virtually out into the hills and arroyos of Tumamoc to learn how to paint with gouache.
Format:
On the Zoom web platform, Bill will begin the class at 9 am and teach through a combination so demonstrations and lectures.
Times are all Arizona time zone:
Saturday:
9 am - 11 am — live instruction / demos on Zoom
11 – 1 pm — students leave and go out and work on an assignment. [Lunch during this time as well]
1 – 3:00 pm — return to Zoom instruction and discussion, with a Q&A as well.
For more details and the registration link, please visit:
https://tumamoc.arizona.edu/workshop-–-introduction-gouache-nature-illustration
Slithery Subjects: Sketching desert reptiles with John Muir Laws
Photo: Paul Mirocha for the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill
Fee for students: $45 + Eventbrite fees
November 19, 2020 | Online Workshop Hosted on Zoom
Instructor: John Muir Laws
Host and tech coordinator: Roseann Hanson
I’m please to be organizing a suite of four online workshops as part of the fall programming for the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, one of North America’s oldest field stations and the birthplace of the study of ecology. I’ll be teaching an introduction to nature journaling (see October 23-35).
Learn the art of sketching our desert reptiles while studying their physiology and natural history.
John Muir "Jack" Laws is one of the world's most widely known teachers of nature journaling. His approach emphasizes the growth mindset—that anyone can learn to draw and sketch in their field notebooks and journals—while he imparts not only sketching tips and tools but also an infectious joy in nature and its creatures.
We'll host a video stream of live reptiles with Tumamoc's Robert Villa, who is also president of the Tucson Herpetological Society. Beto will introduce you to a rosy boa, a desert tortoise, and a Gila monster who will model while you learn to sketch.
Format:
On the Zoom web platform, Jack will begin the class at 4 pm and teach through a combination so demonstrations and lectures.
Times are all Arizona time zone:
Thursday:
4 pm - 6 pm — live instruction / demos on Zoom with a Q&A as well.
For more details and the registration link, please visit:
https://tumamoc.arizona.edu/slithery-subjects—drawing-desert-reptiles
Sketching Desert Landscapes – Online workshop with Saraiya Kanning
Fee for students: $55 + Eventbrite fees
Online Workshop Hosted on Zoom
Instructor: Saraiya Kanning
Host and tech coordinator: Roseann Hanson
I’m please to be organizing a suite of four online workshops as part of the fall programming for the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, one of North America’s oldest field stations and the birthplace of the study of ecology. I’ll be teaching an introduction to nature journaling (see October 23-35).
In this workshop, Tucson artist Saraiya Kanning will teach you the foundational principles for ink drawing, including how to create the illusion of light and dark using various mark-making. You'll also learn the fun trick of playing with ink washes by using water-soluble pen and a brush.
The saguaro-studded hills of Tumamoc will lend inspiration for your drawings.
Format:
On the Zoom web platform, Saraiya will begin the class at 9 am and teach through a combination so demonstrations and lectures.
Schedule:
Times are all Arizona time zone:
Saturday:
9 am - 11 am — live instruction / demos on Zoom
11 – 1 pm — students leave and go out and work on an assignment. [Lunch during this time as well]
1 – 3:00 pm — return to Zoom instruction and discussion, with a Q&A as well.
For more details and the registration link, please visit:
https://tumamoc.arizona.edu/workshop-–-sketching-desert-landscapes
Nature journaling workshop online—live & interactive
Fee for students: $110 + Eventbrite fees
Online Workshop Hosted on Zoom
Instructor: Roseann Hanson
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Times are all Arizona time zone:
Friday:
5:30 pm - 7 pm — Introduction / Zoom session
Saturday:
9 am - 11 am — live instruction / demos on Zoom
11 – 1 pm — students leave and go out and work on an assignment in their yard or nearby home. [Lunch during this time as well]
1 – 3:00 pm — return to Zoom discussions, sharing pages
Sunday:
1 pm - 3 pm — Zoom instruction and sharing
One week later, Saturday — optional check-in
Join me for an online live and interactive introduction to nature journaling, hosted by the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill.
Neither science education nor art training is needed—you will develop the skills of a naturalist and a field sketch-artist along the way.
“Your observations, questions, and reflections will enrich your experiences and develop gratitude, reverence, and the skills of a naturalist . . . If you train your mind to see deeply and with intentional curiosity . . . the world will open before you.” - John Muir Laws, artist, naturalist, and author
In this online class we will learn how to practice “intentional curiosity” as the core of nature journaling: to ask questions, to dig deeper, to focus our minds both intently and intentionally.
Instructor Roseann Hanson, who has been keeping a nature journal for more than 30 years, will be your guide on the journey to becoming a naturalist, nature journalist, and artist.
The class will include:
The nuts-and-bolts of journal-keeping (paper and ink types, archival systems, how to make entries that you can refer to later, laying out pages, prompts to jump-start observations, and tips on researching science questions sparked by your observations).
Easy tips that enable anyone to get started sketching and painting.
Tricks to free you from your inner critic and start sketching and painting. Art in a nature journal is not only lovely to see, but an important component of your skillset because the very act of drawing and painting something from life involves incredibly intense observation. Your brain is wholly occupied by only that thing you are observing and drawing—it is a kind of meditation that results in new insights, deeper understanding, and even reverence and gratitude.
For details, pricing, and registration link, please visit the Tumamoc website: https://tumamoc.arizona.edu/workshop-–-nature-journaling
Nature Journaling: Learn the art of seeing and recording the world around you
Join me and the Natural History Institute for a 2 1/2-day workshop exploring nature through field journals—all live online, including unique virtual field trips and your own field experiences.
Friday, July 31 – 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Saturday, August 1 – 9 am to 2:30 pm
Sunday, August 2 – 1 pm to 3 pm
$110 USD
Keeping a nature journal or field journal can both deepen your connections to the natural world and help you learn more about it. Neither science education nor art training is needed—you will develop the skills of a naturalist and a field sketch-artist along the way.
This 3-session class will introduce the tools and processes of keeping a nature journal, with instructor Roseann Hanson. There will be an optional 1-hour check-in the following Saturday as well. Sessions will be recorded, for review and if you miss a day.
“Your observations, questions, and reflections will enrich your experiences and develop gratitude, reverence, and the skills of a naturalist . . . If you train your mind to see deeply and with intentional curiosity . . . the world will open before you.” - John Muir Laws, artist, naturalist, and author
In this class we will learn how to practice “intentional curiosity” as the core of nature journaling: to ask questions, to dig deeper, to focus our minds both intently and intentionally.
The class will include:
The nuts-and-bolts of journal-keeping (paper and ink types, archival systems, how to make entries that you can refer to later, laying out pages, prompts to jump-start observations, and tips on researching science questions sparked by your observations).
Easy tips that enable anyone to get started sketching and painting. Roseann will help free you from your inner critic and start sketching and painting. Art in a nature journal is not only lovely to see, but an important component of your skillset because the very act of drawing and painting something from life involves incredibly intense observation. Your brain is wholly occupied by only that thing you are observing and drawing—it is a kind of meditation that results in new insights, deeper understanding, and even reverence and gratitude.
Optional supplies package and book add-ons, mailed to you in advance, see below.
Instructor Roseann Hanson, who has been keeping a nature journal for more than 30 years, will be your guide on the journey to becoming a naturalist, nature journalist, and artist.
Optional supplies: Students may purchase Roseann’s book, Nature Journaling for a Wild Life , which includes blank journaling pages, and Minimalist Paint Kit and other supplies prior to the class.
TO REGISTER:
Call or email the Natural History Institute
(928) 863-3232, info@naturalhistoryinstitute.org
Virtual Field Trip — Botswana — Field Notes & Journaling Workshop - July 25 2020 (free)
Join me as we head to Botswana for a special virtual safari! We’ll explore, sketch, and take notes on elephants and their behavior, all virtually. If you haven't started adding sketches to your field journals yet, don't worry—this session is going to focus on observational skills and recording data in the field. I might do a sketch or two, but definitely demonstrate survey counts and behavior tallies. Or just sit back and enjoy watching elephant antics.
If you’re shy, don’t worry—we don’t require anyone to share their work and you can remain completely anonymous and worry-free!
Length: 1.5 hours
Start time: 10 am Pacific Standard Time / GMT - 7
(Having trouble figuring out time zones?Use this calculator: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html)
Format: online via Zoom (you will receive a log-in link)
Cost: free
Access: To protect your privacy and security online and for us to find out how many students will be attending, registration is required. Please use this link HERE.