Whooping Cranes

Whooping Cranes

Whooping Cranes are celebrated on Whooping Crane day each year on May 28th. Below you can learn some cool facts about these endangered North American birds. Facts About Whooping Crane The Whooping Crane; Grus americana, of North America is among the rarest birds in...
Discover and Sketch Parrots and Macaws

Discover and Sketch Parrots and Macaws

Below you’ll find two webinars and downloadable resources I’ve created to help you learn about the amazing family of birds known as parrots, in honor of World Parrot Day on May 31st! Endemic Parrots of the Caribbean Workshop Learn all about parrots in this...
World Turtle Day

World Turtle Day

Let’s Learn About Land Turtles! It’s World Turtle Day on May 23rd so let’s ‘shellabrate! The day was created to learn more about land turtles and tortoises and how to protect them and their habitats worldwide. You can learn all about the characteristics and...
Let’s Sketch African Ungulates

Let’s Sketch African Ungulates

CLICK HERE to register for this free workshop In this workshop, you’ll learn about the members of the cattle family that make up the herds of grazing mammals that roam the African savannas, such as buffalo, wildebeest, hartebeest, impala, kudu, nyala, duiker, gazelle,...
American Pitcher Plants

American Pitcher Plants

Learn All About the Pitcher Plants of Eastern North America Watch the video recording below where I’ll introduce you to the fascinating world of carnivorous plants. Then we’ll focus in on the group of plants known as pitcher plants with an emphasis on the...
Sketching Venus Flytraps

Sketching Venus Flytraps

Check out my video workshop below where you’ll learn spooky facts about the Venus Flytrap and also learn how to create a drawing of one, complete with a captured fly! First, download your Venus Flytrap Sketching Cheatsheet that you’ll use to follow along...
Sketching a Scarlet Macaw

Sketching a Scarlet Macaw

Scarlet Macaw Workshop In the video workshop below, we’ll focus on macaws; the showiest and largest members of the beloved parrot family, many of which face extinction in the wild. Then, I’ll lead you through a step-by-step drawing tutorial of the...
Penguin Day

Penguin Day

Penguins are so lovable, they have THREE days of the year that celebrate them; Penguin Awareness Day on January 20th, World Aquatic Animals Day on April 3rd, and World Penguin Day on April 25th! So, learn all about penguins and how to draw them below in the two...
Paint a Hornbill!

Paint a Hornbill!

Hornbills are a group of fascinating but critically endangered birds that inhabit forests and woodlands of Asia, Africa, and India. In the video below, I demonstrate my quick technique for creating a detailed drawing by first doing a loose watercolor wash and then...
Sketching Jackrabbits

Sketching Jackrabbits

Discover and Sketch Jackrabbits  Suggested Materials Jackrabbit images (CLICK HERE to download) Sketching paper Sketching pencil Brown colored pencil (I use Prismacolor Verithins) Water-soluble colored pencils (I use Derwent Inktense and Faber Castell Aquas) Water...