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...
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...
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....
Amazing Mating Behaviors of the American Alligator The alligator is a rare success story of a species that was saved from extinction and is now thriving thanks to habitat conservation, legal protection, and efforts to reduce the demand for alligator products....
Inspiration for My Sketching ‘Big Days’ While spending six weeks birdwatching in Costa Rica, I had time to read in the evenings since the days are short in the tropics. I found a well-worn copy of Birding Without Borders written by fellow Oregonian Noah...
Stories about the flora and fauna I observed during my first trip to Costa Rica in 2019. In Search of Quetzals August 30, 2019. I was treated to a morning birdwatching in the field with guide Jorge Serrano Salazar from Paraiso Quetzal Lodge to search out a very...
