May 2-8th has officially been deemed Amphibian Week in the United States by proclamation of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in recognition of these species’ global decline and threats due to climate change, chytrid disease, and habitat destruction. You can find...
Discovering the Beauty of Oaks Through Sketching In the video below, I share my nature journaling process with you as I discover and sketch the leaves and acorns from the oak tree in my front yard. If you’d like to follow along to the journaling demonstration,...
Learn All About Bats and How to Sketch Them! In the 40-minute video below, I share fascinating facts about bats and then I demonstrate how to sketch one of the world’s largest bats; a Flying Fox of Southeast Asia. Before you start the video, gather some pencils,...
All About Gila Monsters and How to Sketch Them! The Gila Monster is named after the Gila River in New Mexico; one of the states in the southwestern deserts where this largest lizard of the United States lives. It grows up to 2 feet long and 4 pounds and can live over...
All About Pronghorns and How to Sketch Them! The American Pronghorn is an iconic species of North America, roaming the grassland, desert, and sage steppe habitats from south-central Canada to Baja, California. Although commonly called an ‘antelope’ it is...
All About Pikas and How to Sketch Them Pikas are endearing mammals that live high in the alpine zones of North America’s Rockies, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada mountains. They make their homes on talus slopes where large boulders form protective crevices that...
Learn About Clownfish and How to Sketch Them Here’s a workshop I recorded that teaches you fun facts about a favorite marine species; the Clownfish, made famous by the movie, Finding Nemo. In this 45-minute video, you’ll learn basic fish anatomy, facts...
In celebration of International Day of the Seal on March 22, I’m sharing a workshop I taught on the two families of seals and sea lions. In the video replay below of my live, online class, I teach you about the characteristics of these charismatic marine...
Learn All About Dart Frogs and How to Sketch Them! Below you’ll find the replay of a live, online workshop I taught about frogs and how to sketch them. If you’d like to follow along to the step-by-step drawing tutorial, I suggest DOWNLOADING the frog image...
World Rat Day is celebrated annually on April 4th, so I thought I’d share with you a workshop recording on one species of rat that lives in North America, the Kangaroo Rat. In this 60-minute workshop, you’ll learn some interesting facts about rodents, the rat...
