Join us online on Wednesday, April 17th at noon Pacific for our next live demo: Journaling Moments of Joy with Jane Maday (@janemaday)!⁠

Pulling inspiration from Lisa Spangler’s walk in the woods, we invite you to explore the browns, blacks, yellows, and reds in your palette to explore painting mushrooms. Start by swatching mushroom colors in your sketchbook, like Lisa did in the photo above. Then, experiment painting little, white mushrooms with inky dark shadows and roots and a bulbous, orange-red mushroom to stretch your exploration of color and form.⁠

For Lisa Spangler (@sideoats), playing with color-mixing is as fun as sketching a scene or subject! Yesterday, we shared a blog post from Lisa about sketching mushrooms. Among other tips and techniques, Lisa included a special list of watercolors she recommends for this meditative activity. Read the blog post for all the details: link in bio!⁠

Happy Equinox! Are you looking for a way to kick off the new season with sketching? Look no further: Registration for our Spring Workshop Series is open!⁠

We hosted a lovely demo this week with award-winning naturalist, artist, scientist, and educator John Muir Laws, president and co-founder of Wild Wonder (@johnmuirlaws and @WildWonderFoundation). For those of you who couldn't make it to the live event, a recording is available, along with a write-up about Jack and his reflections on art. Visit the link in the bio to learn more!

Bethan Burton (@journalingwithnature) is an artist driven by her curiosity and wonder of the natural world. She believes that when you take the time to pay attention to nature, everything around us can become a source of joyful fascination.⁠