Architetctural Artist Has Helpful Hints for Drawing Nature

Drawing landscapes and trees is challenging for me. I get caught up in the details and wind up with weird … More Architetctural Artist Has Helpful Hints for Drawing Nature

3 More Nature Journaling Field Trip Tips

Before going to the Denver Botanic Gardens with the Front Range Nature Journaling club , I revisited my list of … More 3 More Nature Journaling Field Trip Tips

Colors of Colorado: A Nature Journaling Practice

I first saw Tony Foster’s Lockdown Diary during his talk at the Wild Wonder nature journaling conference two years ago. He painted things he saw on his daily walks during a 56-day COVID lockdown. Though I’m not good at “every day,” I wanted to create a compact local nature journaling project of my own. Result: Colors of Colorado.

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Even A Little Wild Wonder Is A Lot

Accepting my limitations is a constant battle for me. I’m interested in more things than one person could ever hope to do. My chronic conditions just make it all harder, forcing me to sacrifice some activities in order to do others. I knew this going into the virtual Wild Wonder 2022 nature journaling conference and scheduled accordingly. While my plan failed, I still learned a lot from the conference.

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Nature Journaling Bird Tracks: Using Comparison to Improve Observations

Last fall, I observed a bald eagle bathing on the lake shore. Later, I walked the beach looking for any prints the eagle might have left. Journaling about bird tracks seemed like an easy task, but it wasn’t until I compared tracks from different birds that I really learned something.

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