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Skyscapito Meet-up No. 10 – Winter Skyscapitos 2
Credit: David Lukas
Credit: Sarah Reid
Inspired by and in collaboration with Journaling with Nature’s Bethan Burton, this is our own informal “Skyscapito Appreciation Society!” A “skyscapito” is a small skyscape we create in our nature journals, similar to the “little landscapes” 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 sky passions.
THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP! It's a casual meetup of like-minded sky aficionados, nature journalers, and field sketchers.
We’re going to double-dip Winter Skies and have fun again practicing the lovely colors and drama.
Here’s our plan:
Sarah Reid and David Lukas very kindly provided some wonderful dramatic winter sky images. Choose one or more and practice your Skyscapitos!
Find them on our web page and don’t forget to give them credit if you use one of their images: https://www.exploringoverland.com/skyscapito
Share on Padlet or plan to share live with us.
FREE but registration is required, for security reasons. SIGN UP HERE
WHEN WE MEET: Friday, January 20 at 4 pm Arizona USA time
LENGTH: About an hour
Please use a timezone converter app to make sure you have the right time!
Skyscapito Meet-up No. 9 – Winter Skyscapitos
Frederick Church’s Aurora Borealis
Inspired by and in collaboration with Journaling with Nature’s Bethan Burton, this is our own informal “Skyscapito Appreciation Society!” A “skyscapito” is a small skyscape we create in our nature journals, similar to the “little landscapes” 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 sky passions.
THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP! It's a casual meetup of like-minded sky aficionados, nature journalers, and field sketchers.
This session let’s celebrate the coming holiday season by creating / sharing winter skyscapitos — you could include snow scenes, decorated pine trees, winter clouds, or even the Aurora!
FREE but registration is required, for security reasons. SIGN UP HERE
WHEN WE MEET: Saturday, December 10 at 1 pm Arizona USA time
LENGTH: About an hour
Please use a timezone converter app to make sure you have the right time!
Skyscapito Meet-up No. 8 – Skyscapitos Around the World
Eric Sloane, 1950
Inspired by and in collaboration with Journaling with Nature’s Bethan Burton, this is our own informal “Skyscapito Appreciation Society!” A “skyscapito” is a small skyscape we create in our nature journals, similar to the “little landscapes” 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 sky passions.
THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP! It's a casual meetup of like-minded sky aficionados, nature journalers, and field sketchers.
This session let’s all create a skyscapito (or a series) on the same day and share them!
When to do our same-day sketches: One week before our Zoom meeting — that’s April 27.
So wherever you are in the world create at least one skyscapito (or maybe one in the morning and one in the evening) on April 27.
FREE but registration is required, for security reasons. SIGN UP HERE
WHEN WE MEET: Thursday, May 5 at 3 pm Arizona USA time (same as Pacific right now)
LENGTH: About an hour
Please use a timezone converter app to make sure you have the right time!
Skyscapito Meet-up No. 7 – Favorite sky painters from art history
Luke Howard, Cumulostratus and Cirrus Etching
Eric Sloane, 1950
Inspired by and in collaboration with Journaling with Nature’s Bethan Burton, this is our own informal “Skyscapito Appreciation Society!” A “skyscapito” is a small skyscape we create in our nature journals, similar to the “little landscapes” 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 sky passions.
THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP! It's a casual meetup of like-minded sky aficionados, nature journalers, and field sketchers.
This session we'll be sharing favorite examples of skies from art history (or present!).
Find one image to share and be prepared to briefly say why you love it and if you dare, try an example of that type of sky and share that, too!
FREE but registration is required, for security reasons. SIGN UP HERE
WHEN: Friday, February 25 at 4 pm Mountain USA time
LENGTH: About an hour
This is Arizona time, which is the same as Mountain Time USA right now. Please use a timezone converter app to make sure you have the right time!
Skyscapito Meet-up No. 6 – Night Skies
Inspired by and in collaboration with Journaling with Nature’s Bethan Burton, this is our own informal “Skyscapito Appreciation Society!” A “skyscapito” is a small skyscape we create in our nature journals, similar to the “little landscapes” 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 sky passions.
THIS IS NOT A WORKSHOP! It's a casual meetup of like-minded sky aficionados, nature journalers, and field sketchers.
This session we'll be practicing night skies!
Practice ahead of time and share, or create along with us as we share.
Moonscapes, starscapes and more!
FREE but registration is required, for security reasons. SIGN UP HERE: https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtdOihrTspG9041iPZ3k_28Q9eDF83ip2n
WHEN: Monday, November 29 at 4 pm Mountain USA time
LENGTH: About an hour
This is Arizona time, which is the same as Mountain Time USA right now. Please use a timezone converter app to make sure you have the right time!
Skyscapito Appreciation Society Meetup No. 5
Save the date!
We will be practicing ink-only skies!
FREE but registration is required for security:
https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlce6rqjwtH9FZlousnR79owP3s4obwfV1
Skyscapito Appreciation Society Meetup No. 4
Save the date!
We will be practicing sunrises and sunsets—prepare your skyscapito to share and maybe a few photos and we’ll practice together mixing colors and blending to get lovely smooth transitions.
FREE but registration is required for security:
https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpceGrrz0pGNf2uucjbDY-AgMO6L21pLB_
Skyscapito Appreciation Society Meetup No. 3 – Europe-time
This is a meetup (not a workshop, much more informal sharing!) of the Skyscapito Appreciation Society!
This is our third meeting and second session on making your own Cyanometer, hosted by Bethan Burton and Kirsten Carlson, who is in Germany.
TIME: 12 noon CEST (Germany) / 8 pm Australia
In 1789 Swiss physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure created the “Cyanometer” using 53 tints and shades of Prussian blue to use as a meter for tracking the blue of the sky, to answer: Why is the sky blue?
We’ll make our own (not as extensive as Saussure’s) . You can check out simple instructions at https://wingswormsandwonder.com/wonder-wed-81-summer-cyanometers (Kelly Johnson); a video by Bethan Burton https://www.instagram.com/journalingwithnature/ ; or my own instructions here https://www.exploringoverland.com/constantapprentice/2021/8/10/making-a-cyanometer-to-measure-sky-moisture-through-color
Use the best blue for your area.
(Image: © BIBLIOTEQUE DE GENEVE, SWITZERLAND)
FREE – don’t forget the passcode!
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81013474427?pwd=QUE4clc3RkdNQm5kS1F6UHRYNWJwdz09
Meeting ID: 810 1347 4427
Passcode: 937088
Skyscapito Appreciation Society Meetup No. 2
This is a meetup (not a workshop, much more informal sharing!) of the Skyscapito Appreciation Society!
Let’s learn about and make our own Cyanometers!
In 1789 Swiss physicist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure created the “Cyanometer” using 53 tints and shades of Prussian blue to use as a meter for tracking the blue of the sky, to answer: Why is the sky blue?
We’ll make our own (not as extensive as Saussure’s) . You can check out simple instructions at https://wingswormsandwonder.com/wonder-wed-81-summer-cyanometers (Kelly Johnson) and use the best blue for your area.
(Image: © BIBLIOTEQUE DE GENEVE, SWITZERLAND)
FREE but registration is required for security:
https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-itqDorEt1eIXr91p5GTxqDu_45yCzl
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<