How to Sketch Owls

How to Sketch Owls

All About Owls and How to Sketch Them In this video below, you’ll learn about the biology and anatomy of owls with a focus on the Barn Owl, Tyto alba. Then I’ll lead you in sketching your very own realistic owl using simple graphite pencils. This workshop is a...
How to Sketch Kestrels

How to Sketch Kestrels

  All About American Kestrels and How to Sketch Them The American Kestrel, Falco sparverius, is North America’s smallest falcon, only about the size of a robin, bearing especially long wings and tail. It is also the most numerous and widespread American member of the...
The Dragonflies of Summer

The Dragonflies of Summer

In my mind, no insect denotes ‘summer’ more than our friend, the dragonfly, who patrols his territory and catches smaller insects for dinner over your favorite swimming hole at the height of the season. The darner family of dragonflies is among the...

Learn with a Naturalist

The Value of Field Sketching: Video Replay The video below is from a live event hosted by Sonoma State University’s Center for Environmental Inquiry in which I was interviewed about the values I find in a field sketching practice for educators and naturalists....