Wild Wonder presents an online class on March 1 from 12:30 – 2:30 Eastern time with John Muir Laws entitled Learn to Draw and Paint Flowers. Registration for the live presentation may be found at https://www.wildwonder.org/events.
John will share his best tips and tricks for drawing and painting flowers learned through his 40 years of teaching and illustrating.
Get into the holiday spirit and put in some “pencil miles” at this fun online class on December 1 with John Muir Laws on drawing and painting pinecones, branches, and needles. A widely respected artist, educator, author, and nature journaler for more than 40 years, John Muir Laws (a.k.a. Jack) will help you learn to see and understand the complex geometry of a pine cone, which will empower you to make quick and accurate sketches as well as more detailed drawings. Jack will also explore pine/fir branches and needles and share tips and techniques on how to draw them in a foreshortened view so your sketch looks like what you see when you look into the branches of a tree. You could even use your new skills to paint homemade holiday cards for friends and family!
BONUS: The class will include special live holiday musical interludes brought to you by two musical members of the nature journaling community: guitarist Anne Chadwick @annechad61 and vocalist and ukulele player Beth Kelley Gillogly.
This class is a fundraiser for the Wild Wonder Foundation, and Jack, Anne, and Beth are donating their time. Thank you for making a donation if you are able when you register. All levels welcome! .FREE! Registration required. Suggested donation: $25. Visit the EVENTS link in bio or wildwonder.org/events to sign up today!
Founded in 2022, the Wild Wonder Foundation is dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. They strive to make nature and nature journaling accessible to everyone by sponsoring the annual Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference as well as other events, educational workshops, field trips, teacher trainings, retreats, exhibits, grants, and other activities and projects in support of their mission. Application opportunities for micro-grants will be open through September 29.
They are committed to inclusivity, respect, and equal opportunity for everyone as they nurture and celebrate a diverse, global community of nature journalers. They strive to make events and resources free and/or low cost, and offer scholarships for those who face economic barriers, underrepresentation, and/or historic marginalization.
The birth of this foundation is a direct result of the 40+ years of dedicated work by award-winning author, educator, scientist, and artist John Muir Laws, a.k.a. Jack. He has created, nurtured, and grown a diverse, worldwide nature journaling community through his great generosity, inspired teaching, and boundless energy and joy.
