With your host John
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Learn from artist and naturalist, John Muir Laws for this four part art series, filmed live from California.
There are four, 1hr art tutorial webinars, exploring the fundamentals of nature journaling.
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PART I: Essential Tools
Broadcast 9 March '23
SUMMARY
What are the fundamental parts of a mindset that enables you to explore and play with your nature journal? How can you get past the voices that say you are not good enough or can not do it? What are the physical tools you might bring with you to open up the world of nature journaling?
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MATERIALS
Various journaling materials, personal preference, will be discussed in workshop.
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PART II: Field Drawing
Broadcast 16th March '23
SUMMARY
What strategies can we use to draw and paint what you see? How do you draw moving animals. What media and methods are particularly useful for fieldwork? Let’s look at techniques that simplify complex subjects or events and help us get them down on paper.
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MATERIALS
Various journaling materials, personal preference, will be discussed in workshop.
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PART III: Deep Diving
Broadcast 23 March '23
SUMMARY
How is curiosity a vital part of the nature journaling practice? How can we develop our own curiosity? How can we explore mysteries on the pages of our nature journals? In this class we will explore how to use your nature journal to play with the unknown and dig deeper. What drawing and journaling strategies can help you describe and explore nature’s mysteries.
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MATERIALS
Various journaling materials, personal preference, will be discussed in workshop.
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PART IV: Bringing Together
Broadcast 30 March '23
SUMMARY
Let’s put all our journaling skills together to see how the system works. Together we will observe and investigate a curiosity of nature. See how the parts of the system come together to create a rich, creative, and joyful connection with nature. You can apply these skills any time with any nature discovery.
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MATERIALS
Various journaling materials, personal preference, will be discussed in workshop.
A great tutor and incredible insights. Loving it!