Learn All About Hummingbirds! In the video tutorial below, you’ll learn fun facts about hummingbird biology and anatomy then I’ll lead you in a step-by-step demonstration of drawing a Rufous Hummingbird together. Download your copy of the Rufous...
In Celebration of World Pangolin Day (3rd Saturday of February) I’ve created a video that shares some fascinating facts about the habits and habitats of pangolins. You’ll also learn a lot about pangolin anatomy while you follow along to my sketching...
Pitcher Plants of Borneo I’ve been lucky to observe many species of carnivorous plants out in buggy bogs and water-logged wetlands like the ones pictured below on the island of Borneo. Borneo has over 30 species of pitcher plants in the genus Nepenthes, distributed in...
All about moths and how to sketch them Sketch alongside me by getting a pencil and paper or downloading the Let’s Sketch Moths handout (as seen below the video). Enjoy! QUICK DEMO OF DRAWING A LUNA MOTH Hope you enjoyed this tutorial and learned a lot about...
Learn how to draw a Red-eyed Tree Frog in this video tutorial, while also learning fun facts about their biology, ecology, habitat and more! I filmed this tutorial as a Facebook Live video so that’s why it’s a bit grainy and in the vertical position, but I...
Why learn to sketch beetles? Well, did you know that approximately 25% of earth’s animal species are beetles? That’s right, entomologists believe that there are over 350,000 species of beetles in the world. So, it’s likely you’ll encounter one...
How to Sketch a Newt In this video, you’ll learn about newts, salamanders, and amphibians while also learning to draw them. If you’d like to learn how to draw a newt, get a pencil and download the Newt Sketching Cheatsheet to follow along. Here’s a...
Hummingbirds are a diverse and fascinating family, with the important ecological role as pollinators, especially in the tropics where both flowering plants and hummers reach their greatest biological diversity. In North America, hummingbirds visit and pollinate such...
People often ask me how I find the time to have a regular practice of going outdoors and playing in my nature journal. It’s as if I need to justify taking some ‘me time’ in this busy and over-stimulating world. So, listed below are just a few of the...
Have you always wanted to sketch the natural world but didn’t know how? Perhaps you’ve taken drawing lessons in the past but were either frustrated with the techniques or have forgotten what you learned. Well, I’m here to reassure you that anyone can...
