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If you are enjoying our drawing workshops, join us for some in person practice sessions. These are a great addendum to the webinars and provide an opportunity to meet some of the other students in the classes. Bird Drawing Practice Tuesday, April 12, 12:30-2:30 pm South Valleys Library, Diamond Room 15650 Wedge Parkway Reno, NV 89511 Did you enjoy our first Bird Drawing Workshop with Christine Elder? Diane Wong-Kone will bring some of Lahontan Audubon Society's taxidermy bird mounts to the South Valleys Library. Come and meet other students in person! This will be an opportunity to share our sketches, to share what we learned, and to practice drawing various Nevada birds from stuffed mounts, rather than photos. Please bring a sketchbook, pencil, and whatever drawing tools you wish to use. This is a drop in session and registration is not required, but you can RSVP so we know who to expect. Nature Journal Practice Field Trip Virginia Lake Tuesday, April 19, 8:00-11:00 am Field gestures! We learned about field gesture sketching with Christine Elder in yesterday's workshop. Today, we are going to take our sketchbooks out to the field. Diane Wong-Kone will lead a small field trip that focuses on birding and taking field notes. The ducks and geese on Virginia Lake will provide practice for quick sketches using live birds. Please bring binoculars, a sketchbook, and pencil/pen. Shorebird and Waterbird Studio Session Tue Apr 26th 10:00am - 12:00pm Northwest Reno Library Meeting Room, 2325 Robb Dr., Reno, NV, 89523 This week is all about our migrating shorebirds and waterbirds as we get ready for the Spring Wings Bird Festival in Fallon next weekend! Using techniques learned in John Muir Laws' Monday workshop, we will practice sketching and drawing with Lahontan Audubon Society's taxidermy bird collection. This will be a great opportunity to also look at bird characteristics before the birding festival and to learn the birds before seeing them in the field. Please bring a sketchbook and your favorite drawing tools. This will be a casual session to meet up, share ideas and learn more about our local birds! Date/Time: Tuesday, May 3, 2022 Location: Meet at the corner of Pinehaven Rd. and Sierra Pine Drive in Caughlin Ranch. Leader: Diane Wong-Kone Description: We will walk up a moderately steep, rough dirt road and then follow a dirt trail that crosses through patches of Jeffrey Pine trees. Pinyon Jays have been seen in this area recently and in previous years, but they can be difficult to find because they fly long distances. Following up on John Muir Laws' drawing workshop on Monday evening, we will search for Pinyon Jays. Along the way, we can all share our knowledge of this bird as we also explore and see what other birds are in the area. In the field sketches and notes are highly encouraged. As we walk, take note of the habitat, count the birds, and form questions to help you learn more about whatever we discover on this outing. Nature journaling is all about the process of discovery. Bird Drawing Practice
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Location: Northwest Reno Library, 2325 Robb Dr, Reno, NV 89523 Map Leader: Diane Wong-Kone Description: Toned paper, mixed media, shorebirds, field gestures - whew! We've learned a lot over the past five weeks. John Muir Laws refers to the drawing habit as pencil miles. The more pencil miles you log, the better you get, because drawing is a skill that takes practice. Join Diane Wong-Kone at the Northwest Reno Library to practice some of the techniques we've learned, using Lahontan Audubon Society's taxidermy bird mounts. The mounts offer a close up view of feathers and other bird structures that you may not get as good a chance to see in the field, as birds typically don't stay still for very long. These bird mounts are normally housed at the Galena Creek Visitor Center, and offer a great resource for study for anyone learning to draw birds. This will be a casual session and a chance to meet up in person, to share our sketches, thoughts, and combined knowledge of what we've been learning with Christine Elder and John Muir Laws. Please bring your sketchbook and your favorite drawing or coloring tools. |
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