(Part 1) 8:00–11:00 am PDT/ 11:00 am–2:00 pm EDT

(Part 2) 12:00–3:00 pm PDT/ 3:00–6:00 pm EDT

Explore bird anatomy and structure to help you create fast and accurate field sketches or careful studio pieces with the help of reference. This 1-day, 6-hr workshop (with a 1-hour lunch break) will teach you to deeply understand bird structure and how to suggest what you know instead of getting lost in the feathers. We will also explore how to capture bird posture and proportions, draw foreshortened birds, and represent their textures with pencil, watercolor, gouache, and toned paper.

Prismacolor col erase non-photo blue pencil

A variety of light value Gouache paints: My kit contains Permanent White, M Graham Hansa Yellow Light. Holbein Permanent Yellow Orange, Holbein Brilliant Pink. Holbein Lilic, Holbein Aqua Blue. Holbein Leaf Green, Holbein Permanent Green Light. Shminkie Titanium Gold Ochre, Holbein Yellow Ochre. Holbein Gray #1, Holbein Gray #2

John Muir Laws | johnmuirlaws.com | @johnmuirlaws

John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Jack is a scientist, educator, and author, who helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. Trained as a wildlife biologist and an associate of the California Academy of Sciences, he observes the world with rigorous attention. He looks for mysteries, plays with ideas, and seeks connections in all he sees. Attention, observation, curiosity, and creative thinking are not gifts, but skills that grow with training and deliberate practice. As an educator and author, Jack teaches techniques and supports routines that develop these skills to make them a part of everyday life.

Bird Anatomy and Form