Nature Journaling

Updated April 19, 2023
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The Laws guide to nature drawing and journaling
Laws, John Muir.
Paper Book
Gold Medal, 2016 Foreword INDIES Book Awards The best-selling, ultimate guide to nature drawing and journaling! A potent combination of art, science, and boundless enthusiasm, this art instruction book from John Muir Laws (author of The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds<...
The joy of botanical drawing : a step-by-step guide to drawing and painting flowers, leaves, fruit, and more
Hollender, Wendy
Paper Book
A gorgeous, easy-to-follow, and inspiring guide to stunningly realistic botanical drawing that covers everything you need to draw our natural world. Achieve amazingly realistic and vibrant botanical illustrations, from flowers so dazzling you feel as if you might be able to smell...
The Laws guide to drawing birds
Laws, John Muir.
Paper Book
John Muir Laws's guide to drawing birds is itself winged, soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives, forms, and postures of the birds themselves. Here, artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine, and drawing becomes the vehicle...
The Laws field guide to the Sierra Nevada
Laws, John Muir.
Paper Book
In this groundbreaking and meticulously field-tested guide, the rich variety of Sierra life--trees, wildflowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects--comes alive. "There are lots of Sierra field guides, some specialized, some general, but...
Sierra Wildflowers: A Hiker's Guide
Laws, John Muir
Paper Book
Naturalist John Muir Laws has adapted his painted-from-life flower illustrations from The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada into a lightweight yet durable guidebook to the area's florae. From sprawling fields of showy hillside poppies, lupines, and paintbrushes in...
Landscapes with William F. Powell (Drawing Step by Step): 134 Step-By-step Drawings
Powell, William F.
Paper Book
With drawing tips, techniques, and step-by-step projects, Landscapes (Drawing step by step) is the perfect resource for artists ready to enhance their drawing skills.
Birds in watercolor, collage, and ink : a field guide to art techniques and observing in the wild
Zlatkis, Geninne D.
Paper Book
Geninne presents an artist's field guide to her processes of observing and photographing birds in the wild, then translating those impressions to watercolour and collage.
How to teach nature journaling : curiosity, wonder, attention
Laws, John Muir
Paper Book
The first-ever comprehensive book devoted to helping educators use nature journaling as an inspiring teaching tool to engage young people with wild places. In their workshops, John Muir Laws and Emilie Lygren are often asked the how-tos of teaching nature journaling: how to manage...
Put on Your Owl Eyes, Library Edition: Open Your Senses and Discover Nature's Secrets; Mapping, Tracking and Journaling Activities
Franklin, Devin
Paper Book
Children will see the natural world around them with brand new eyes, as they learn to follow its signs, hear its language, and understand its secrets. With this unique and compelling book written by expert environmental educator Devin Franklin, kids aged 8 to 13 will build their own...
Keeping a nature journal : discover a whole new way of seeing the world around you
Leslie, Clare Walker.
Paper Book
Reconnect with nature through sketching and writing with these simple methods for capturing the living beauty of each season. Clare Walker Leslie and co-author Charles E. Roth offer easy techniques, exercises, and prompts for all ages.
Botanical portraits with colored pencils
Swan, Ann.
Paper Book
Unleash your inner artist and embark on an awe-inspiring journey of botanical illustration! This masterclass book is your gateway to discovering the enchanting world of botanical art, enabling you to create breathtakingly realistic and captivating portrayals of nature's most exquisite...
Step-By-Step Studio : A Complete Guide to Rendering Flowers, Landscapes, and Animals
Cardaci, Diane.
Paper Book
With easy-to-follow, in-depth instruction from four accomplished artists, Step-by-Step Studio: Drawing Lifelike Subjects teaches beginners how to create convincing, detailed drawings in graphite pencil.
Northern California Nature Guide
McCloskey, Erin
Paper Book
People who live in Northern California have access to a dramatic variety of landscapes, climates and biodiversity. Marine and coastal zones, rugged mountains, humid forests, wild backcountry, grasslands, sagebrush scrublands, deserts, streams and lakes all contribute to its unique, scenic wonders...
Painting nature's details
Jelbert, Wendy.
Paper Book
Discover nature in the rocks : things to know and things to do
Lawton, Rebecca
Paper Book
Combines dozens of simple, non-intrusive activities with detailed illustrations and informative text to provide a friendly introduction to hands-on study of rocks and the earth. Perfect for adults and children.
Birder's Guide to Northern California
Westrich, Lolo
Paper Book
This volume contains listings of the resident, migrant, and rare birds found in every region of Northern California in any season. There are pen-and-ink illustrations, location maps, explicit driving directions, detailed site descriptions, and bird checklists.
Seasonal Guide to the Natural Year: Northern California - A Month by Month Guide to Natural Events
McMillon, Bill
Paper Book
Nature guide with a new approach -- not only where to go but when to go.
Botanical art techniques : a comprehensive guide to watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, vellum, pen and ink, egg tempera, oils, printmaking, and more
Woodin, Carol
Paper Book
"This comprehensive work covers the gamut of techniques... will take students from beginner to expert." --The English Garden   This definitive guide is the most thorough how-to available on every major technique of botanical artistry. The experts...

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