Nature Sketchbook Club

One-semester club. Nature Sketchbook Club gives students the opportunity to study nature through art. Students will keep a nature sketchbook and will learn techniques to record what they observe in a variety of media including graphite, colored pencil, and watercolor. New topics will be introduced each semester.

In-class activities will include:

• Instructor demonstrations of various drawing and painting techniques
• Drawing and painting birds, beetles, butterflies and other animals
• Drawing and painting botanical subjects like flowers, leaves, and seed pods
• Learning about artists in history who were inspired by nature
• Asking questions and conducting research about the natural world
• Observing and recording seasonal change in plants and animal behavior
• Recording atmospheric and astronomical features, such as clouds and the positions of the sun, moon, and stars