The Quilt & the Creation. Pt. 4. Death Valley Plant Communities
Death Valley Desert Gold Continuing from previous blogs, here’s another story to go [...]
Out Sketching. Seeing the Natural World
On the Trail at Crater Lake OR, 6.97 Welcome to the outdoor world! Bring [...]
Nature Sketchbook. What Would We Do Without Plants?
Nature artists! Those flowering plants we have been learning to sketch are what we depend [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Tips for Drawing Plants
Are you ready to sketch? Equipment at hand, plant chosen, time to get outside? The [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Observation Checklist: Plants, Part 2. Segmented Structure (Angiosperms–Flowering Plants)
In my previous blog I gave the observation checklist for linear growth pattern of angiosperms. [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Observation Check List for Linear Plants
LEARNING TO SEE: In general flowering plants grow one of two ways: a basic structure [...]
Nature Sketchbook: How I Learned to Draw Plants
Years ago I illustrated the book, Wild Edible Plants of Western North America (Naturegraph: 1970),* [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Part 2. Learn to See
Part 2. Learn to see. In my last Blog, I told how to get started [...]
Nature Sketchbook. Part 1. Getting Started
Part 1. Getting Started The wonders of creation surround us. From small treasures of the [...]
Painting America the Beautiful. The Art Portfolio Pt. 1. A Sense of Place
Part 1. “A sense of place, a private view, and something more . . .” [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 3. Bird Blind and Thunder
Part 3. Bird Blind and Thunder In my previous Blog I spend a [...]
Out Sketching. Mosquito Loop. Part 2. Drawing Lesson: Paint What You See
Part 2. Drawing Lesson: Paint what you see . . . In my previous [...]