Celebrate March’s National Aardvark Day and Aardvark Week by watching my comprehensive video workshop below! You’ll learn all about the biology, anatomy, and behavior of the amazing African Aardvark. You’ll also learn how to sketch one in a step-by-step drawing...
Learn to Draw the Temminck’s Pangolin! Join wildlife artist and educator Christine Elder for a fun, educational workshop in celebration of World Pangolin Day. Christine will lead you in a step-by-step sketching activity in which you’ll learn how to create a...
World Pangolin Day is observed on the 3rd Saturday of February each year and so it’s a good time to reflect on this incredibly unique and endangered mammal. In this blog post, you’ll learn fascinating facts about pangolins and also learn how to sketch one...
Learn All About African Warthogs! Today the new Lion King movie comes out in theaters, (Musafa: The Lion King) so I thought I’d share my sketching demonstration of an African Warthog so that you can learn more about the wild species that the movie’s...
Gourd Family Presentation (plus a sketching workshop and sale!) Watch my video presentation below to learn interesting facts about the members of the squash family (Cucurbitaceae) which includes such diverse crops as holiday decorative gourds, watermelons, cucumbers,...
World Giraffe Day is observed annually on June 21st; the longest day of the year, to celebrate the animal with the longest neck! I’ve assembled some facts and resources on giraffe biology, ecology, anatomy, and conservation. You’ll also find here a giraffe...
Let’s Draw a Sea Turtle! In celebration of World Sea Turtle Day, I’d love to teach you how to draw a Green Sea Turtle in the video below. All you’ll need is a pencil and paper. You may also want to download the sea turtle image I use in the...
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...
Happy Birthday John Muir! In celebration of John Muir’s birthday, April 21st, 1838, I’ve created some images of a few quotes from his writings. Resources for learning more about John Muir The Sierra Club’s John Muir Exhibit Visit the John Muir...
Conceived by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, Earth Day was created in 1970 to gain traction for the grassroots environmental awareness movement. Public concern over protecting our planet was still in its infancy during this time prior to environmental regulation,...
