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Sketches and writing about a juniper tree.

ArborApril 05: Old & Wise

[05] Today’s prompt is Old & WiseJournal an old tree in your neighborhood. I'm pretty sure this tree has seen a lot. It's part of an allée of six Chinese…
Nature journal visual of the peeling bark of a Strawberry tree.

#ArborApril 04: Bark! Bark!

[04] Today’s prompt is Bark! Bark!Focus on the delicious textures of bark. Consider making a texture map. This tree's amazing peeling bark calls to me. Each tendril curling up like…
Watercolor sketches of leaves from three California native trees: California buckeye, Arroyo willow, Coast live oak

#ArborApril 03: Leaf Study

[03] Today’s prompt is Leaf StudyFocus deeply on a single leaf, or make a comparison or montage.. A Treefecta of California native trees! Each tree has leaves (or leaflets!) with…
Image of oak tree in watercolor with text describing the process of journaling the tree.

#ArborApril 02: Go Monochrome

[02] Today’s prompt is Go MonochromeSketch a tree using values of only one color, or play with using a non-local color. Meet the Oak who lives at the Terminus. This…

Let’s Draw Trees! An Online Workshop

Whatcha doin' on Sun, Apr 6? Come to Let's Draw Trees, a free session on ways to celebrate trees in our sketchbooks. Led by Urban Sketcher Cathy Raingarden and me,…

#ArborApril 01: Out the Window

It's official! Today is budburst for #ArborApril 2025 with Cathy Raingarden and the Wild Wonder Foundation! Join in for a month of drawing and journaling trees! [01] Today’s prompt is…

Nature Journal – Year in Review, 2023

Happy New Year! I'm kinda a metrics geek, but I've never summarized my nature journal practice. Since it's the close of the year (and the start of the next) I…
Thumbnail of sketchnote for Golden State Naturalist podcast episode 7 Ways to Connect with Nature in 2023

7 Ways to Connect with Nature in 2023

~ A Sketchnote of Golden State Naturalist's first podcast episode of 2023 Wanna get out into nature more in 2023? I sure do. So when I heard the Golden State…