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The Nature Nook

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Welcome Message and Orientation Video (6:22)
Gathering Your Field Supplies (2:21)
Sign Up for Weekly Tips
Nature Journal Demo Video

MONTHLY UPDATES: JUNE

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New Course: Discover and Sketch Marine Life
African Flora and Fauna Workshop Series
Live Sketching Event on Facebook for World Oceans Day

INCLUDED COURSES

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Travel Like a Pro
Stick Figures to Songbirds in Just 60 Minutes
Foundational Drawing Skills
Discover Nature Sketching
Sketching Fish Families of the World
Sketching Backyard Birds for Beginners
Sketching Neotropical Birds
Sketching Hummingbirds (mini-course)
Introduction to Sketching the World’s Mammals
Colorful Botanicals
Spark Your Creativity; Igniting Your Unique Artistic Style
Historical Artist’s Pigments and Egg Tempera Making
Welcome to Watercolors
Discover and Sketch Amphibians and Reptiles Course
Discover and Sketch Seashells
Seashell Sketching Course

INTRODUCTORY GUIDES

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Nature Journaling for all Ages
Getting Started with Nature Sketching
Tips for Keeping a Travel Journal
High-resolution Reference Photos Guide

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SKETCHING AND JOURNALING

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Showcase of Favorite Field Sketching / Painting Tools (14:10)
Watercolor Course
Weathering Challenging Field Conditions (video) (21:32)
Introduction to Nature Journaling Presentation

BASIC DRAWING SKILLS

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Foundational Drawing Techniques (12:31)
Basics of Pencil Shading (29:36)
Live Workshop: Whole Brain Sketching Exercises
Creative Solutions to Sketching Challenges
Perspective Drawing Workshop

EXPLORATIONS OF VARIOUS MEDIA

Joys of Working on Toned Papers (Slideshow)
Georgia O’Keeffe Style Pastel Painting
Natural Reflections Vision Board Project
Watercolor Making Workshop Series (replay)

SKETCHING AND JOURNALING PROMPTS

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Reference Photos
Ugly Drawings
3-D Models
Be a Passenger
Use a Viewfinder
Quick Sketching Tips from Costa Rica
Creative Prompts for Field Sketching
Sketching Tip Video: Found Objects
Sketching Tip Video: Autumn Wonders
Sketching Tip Video: Shadows
Sketching Tip Video: Fairgrounds
Sketching Tip Video: Monochrome Paintings
Inspiring Nature Quotes
Sketching Tip Video: Keep it Simple
Sketching Tip Video: Tips for mixing and matching colors in nature
Sketching Tip Video: Celebrate Imperfections

SKETCHING PLANTS

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Mushroom Sketching Workshops and Reference Images
Botanical Anatomy for Field Sketchers (PDF)
Carnivorous Plant Live Sketching Workshop
Holly Leaf Sketching Quick Demo
Holiday Holly Workshop (painting)
Mistletoe Painting Workshop
Succulent Plant Sketch and Paint Workshop
Sunflower Painting Workshop
Drawing flowers with various numbers of petals (11:44)
What to notice when drawing leaves (12:51)
Decorative Gourds in Watercolor Workshop
Leaf Sketching Tutorial (26:56)
Painting Colorful Autumn Leaf Name Tags
Painting Water Droplets Demonstration
Orchid Sketching Tutorial
Spring Wildflowers Workshop
Flanders Poppies for Memorial Day
Fanged Pitcher Plant Workshop (for World Carnivorous Plant Day)

INSECTS AND OTHER INVERTEBRATES

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Beetle Sketching Tutorial (68:27)
Cicada Workshop
Firefly Sketching Workshop
Swallowtail Butterfly Sketching Workshop
Moth Sketching Tutorial

FISHES

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Introduction to Fishes of the World Workshop
Goldfish/Carp/Minnows Workshop
Seahorse Sketching Tutorial
Shark Week Workshops
Trout Sketching Tutorial (37:39)
Tuna Sketching Tutorial
Whale Shark Sketching Workshop

REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS

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Tree Frog Sketching Workshop
Introduction to Amphibian Biology and Sketching Workshop
Introduction to Reptile Biology and Sketching Workshop
Amphibian and Reptiles Course

SKETCHING BIRDS

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Antpitta Family
Arctic Tern Sketch and Paint Workshop October 9th (30-minutes!)
Bird Sketching Courses!
Sketching Backyard Birds for Beginners
Chickadee Family Sketching Workshop
Dove Sketching Workshop
Guans, Chachalacas, and Curassows
Harpy Eagle Workshop
Hornbills of Africa and Asia Workshop
Finch Family Sketching Workshop
Hummingbird Introduction and Rufous Hummer Sketching Demo
Hummingbirds and their Feats of Flight Presentation
Hummingbird (Rufous)
Hummingbirds (Tropical)
Motmot Birds Workshop
Oriole Sketching Workshop
Penguin Sketching Workshop (African)
Sparrow Family Workshop
Sparrow Sketching Workshop (Crowned)
Thrush Family (Robins, etc)
How to Draw Birds' Legs and Feet Workshop
Puerto Rican Spindalis: Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival Workshop
Kestrels, Pintails, and Barn Owls, OH MY! Workshops
Quail Family Sketching Workshop
Macaw / Parrot Family Workshop
Quetzal and Trogon Family
Toucan Family Workshop
Thanksgiving-themed Wild Turkey Workshop
Learn to Sketch Bird's Wings
Vulture (Egyptian )
Warblers
Waterfowl Sketching Workshop
World Migratory Bird Day Resources
World Migratory Bird Day Events (May 2023)
Woodpeckers (North American) and Hairy Woodpecker Demo
Woodpeckers (Neotropical)
Celebrate Global Big Day Live from Costa Rica

MAMMALS

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Drawing Mammals Live Workshop Series
Anteater Family Workshop
Aardvarks
Bats and Flying Foxes
Bear Family
Cattle Family and Bighorn Sheep Workshop
Cattle Family of the African Plains (and Wildebeest)
Dolphin Sketching Workshop
Elephant (African)
Hippo Sketching Workshop
Jackrabbit Sketching Workshop
Kangaroos and other Marsupials Workshop
Jaguar Biology and Sketching Workshops
Manatee Sketching Workshop
Meerkat and Mongoose Family Sketching Workshop
Pangolins (African Tree Pangolin)
Pangolin (Indian Pangolin)
Pangolin (Temminck's) Sketching Workshop
Pig Family and Warthog Sketching Workshop
Pika Sketching Tutorial
Platypus and Monotreme Mammal Order Workshop
Primates and Howler Monkeys
Rabbit and Hare Family
Rhinoceros Workshop
Reindeer/Caribou Sketching Tutorial
Reindeer / Caribou Workshop (2022)
Sloth Family Workshop
Squirrel and Rodent Sketching Workshop
Zebra (Plain's) Quick Demo (16:10)
Zebra Sketching Workshop (Cape Mountain)
Zebra (Grevy's)

MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS AND WORKSHOPS

Festive Bookmark Workshop
Nature Journal Page Video Demonstration
Creative Solutions to Sketching Challenges (video)
Daily Nature Sketching Sessions (continued)
Ephemeral Nature Art Project
Summer Online Sketching Series
Summer Online Sketching Series (continued)
History of Pigments and Paint-making Workshop
Spooky Nature Week : 2021
October Spooky Nature Sketching Party: 2022
Whole Brain Techniques for Improving Your Drawing Skills
Galapagos Wildlife Sketching Series
Fabulous Fuchsia-colored Flora and Fauna Workshop Series
Sketching North American Endangered Wildlife
Sketching Sea Creatures for World Oceans Day
Sketching for World Rainforest Day
Historical Pigments and Paints Course
Spooky Nature Sketching Party
Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skull inspired Workshop
Habitats of the World Author Interview
Celtic Knot and Gold Leaf Bookmark Project
Sketching Adventures in the Neotropics
Costa Rica Exclusive Nature Notes and Sketching Tips
Costa Rica Wildlife Videos
Field Sketching Stream Critters (insect, fish, bird, flower)
Nature Sketching Tips from Travels in the Tropics

KIDS CORNER

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Giraffe Coloring Page
Rhinoceros Coloring Page
Stream Insects Coloring Page
Hummingbird Step-by-Step Sketching Page
Kid's Corner: Spanish/English Bird Pages
Bahama Oriole Coloring Page
Tropical Birds Coloring Book
Caribbean Birds Coloring Books in Spanish and English

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