Urban Nature Journaling

Explore the wildlife in your backyard or on your block like a naturalist. We will record our observations using simple tools and all of our senses. Using drawings and words in combination you can describe your environment, or a single organism. This class is a hybrid program that meets online and in-person.

Sessions:

The first class session meets at Miller-Knox Beach. The rest of the classes meet online.

1. Outdoor Orientation at Miller-Knox Beach, Richmond (in-person)
2. Botanical Close-Up (online)
3. Birds (online)
4. Insects (online)

Materials:

1. Blank journal or loose paper kept together on a clipboard. My favorite journal is Hand Book Paper Travelogue Watercolor Notebook (about $20 on dickblick.com)
2. Pen and pencil. I like to use micron pens, size 02
3. Ruler

Optional Materials:

1. Watercolors: I mostly use Daniel Smith, but Winsor and Newton is also good. Since these paints are expensive, and it takes forever to get through a tube, I would recommend buying halfpans ($3 each on Etsy:Alexiscarollart). Here are the colors I recommend: Sap Green, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Burnt Umber, Pyrrole Orange
2. Water brush pen: Niji is $7 on dickblick.com
3. Old sock: Cut the tube from the sock to use as a wristband. You can use this to wipe off your brush when you change color.
4. If you have markers or other ways of adding color that is welcome too.

Notes

This is a hybrid class that meets online and in-person at specified outdoor locations in Richmond.