Thank you for this wonderful tutorial! A few months ago I was NJ’ing and came upon a family of Nuttall’s. Too difficult to sketch on site, except for the juvenile peeking its head out of a cavity. This really has helped, thanks so much for talking about the feather groups. You are a fantastic artist and teacher. So grateful for your videos!

I wish you were closer to Roseburg, so I could volunteer with you.

I will always call that flower Jamal!

sit time, the calmness, quietness, is something I would cherish for the kids. After being a 24 year school bus driver, quiet sitting is not something, I feel, kids are taught well. I partly blame the lack of "church" time in families, where kids are taught to sit still, don't talk, pay attention, for extended periods of time. High energy, run around with no limits is difficult to over come. Your story really touched me on this aspect.

do you encourage the kids to bring the parents to the adult classes, to get more journaling/family time for the kids?

I'M 67 1/2 I LEARNED FROM MY DAD TO KEEP A JOURNAL, ALL THE PAGES WITH A DATE. SOME PAGES STOOD BLANK FOR DAYS, THEN I STARTED DRAWING AND WRITING. THIS HELPED ME DURING ALL MY LIFE AT SCHOOL AND PROFESSIONALLY. IN A WAY THE JPURNAL KEPT ALL MY STRESS. ONCE I WROTE AND DREW IT, MY STRESS WENT AWAY TILL THE MOMENT I HAD TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. I WILL WORK NOW ON MY NATURE JOURNALING. THANK FOR THE VIDEO.

1:22 was not expecting his dogs to be whipped out

Like the Number NINE. show the continue use of 9 in a plot Art Journal, I am not that happy with mine, It has it's pros and cons, Great to be able to remove a page to work on without perhaps damaging other pages. Tear out or be able to put back, That may be good. but to l put back ,the page easily comes out too easily. Sunflowers, ground level soil . How many weeds seem to grow, and are the weeds beneficial to both plant and soil. that help in the sunflowers Growth. Without such weeds in certain plots is it healthier. for the sunflower growth

We get the Carolina ,black capped and the Boreal Many bird in the North where I live their body temps drop along with their heart beat. The Quail will form a circle Hummingbirds and small warblers tend to nest in a tree that a hawk nests where I live. Noticed this in NC and Arkansas., Why because the hawk is most likely to attack what ever is going to rob the nest of the warbler or hummingbird

I have not done the Chickadee yet, Did the Waxwing sharing the berry one to the next till the reach the last. Chickadee when I see them grab a seed and are gone to stash and return to take again only one. unlike the birds that sit and dine I like your IDEA, but as long as it does not take away the word. Play with the word , seen them play a game with paper once They flew with it , and even dragged it on the ground. Several were playing after someone toss out after they shredded paper for the trash. Does the Lettering have to be FANCY?

Female is more IMPRESSED mainly by the CREST. and if he displays more aggression if another male appears. Like if one looks at a BLUE JAY , you will notice none are alike. SPOTS is more of a Camouflage. Possible her question in certain LIGHTING a female may be more impressed, if the male's spots, appear larger in the moonlight , or disappear in the dark . CHILDREN, great , OWEN GROMME taught me, HE would catch me Skipping school at age 10. He taught me how to SEE things others MISSED. Unknown to me I was DYSLEXIC, 365 days a year, even before school started, First words I learned was STUPIED, and Dumb. Then in school teachers used kids like me as EXAMPLES of what NOT TO Do. Another reason. now in my late 70's making my pay back, for what OWEN GROMME taught me. So glad you are reaching out to Children also. TO SEE. to learn, about much in life so many take advantage of as insignificant. IN the way of PROGRESS, to PRODUCE more of "STUFF" more JOBS. So much in what I paint I try to capture things besides the birds, animals, but plants, like Stinging NETTLE. and how important that plant is TO US . I is more nutritious than an Orange.

Have to return to your Pod Cast on Stripy Woodpeckers., I am trying tp capture all 344 birds seen in my state and the occasional accidentals. Not always easy. & min. tops for the lighting., but birds so not Stay the 7 min. Knowing the bird, I map out it's basic shape , home in on the intense colour, or pattern Right now, first off spring left the nests or about to. Which means parents may stay in place a bit longer. I have bird books but a bit Flat in color. I am on a shoe string budget, so my canvas are mostly 11X14" I have the book you are looking at, several latter and earlier., and LUCKY to get a Larger hard cover book. My paintings. I may not get all the bars. visible , due to shadows, and lighting, capturing in their more natural habitat. Enjoying as you move about, What Blue Pencil are you using? I am working on the RED headed woodpecker. Pair. and to add the juv. which they LOOK NOTHING LIKE THEIR PARENTS. I like THE FACT you are more concentrating on the Bird Anatomy.. I sometimes find I can do the birds, but the environment, when coming to the leaves. harder as O try tp keep the light and shadows correct. Too often doing field sketching. the bird does not stay in the same place, same perch. Colors on the bird change., but I am trying to Keep Majority of the birds anatomy still visible. Owen GROMME taught me most of what I know, but being female, art has been always discouraged, and female artist get over looked in art books doing Realism NATURE, Because most art critics consider Realism in Nature not REAL ART. THE state I live in is big on filling up the lake front gallery with Abstract, and big critics that one can take a picture of a bird, or refused OWEN GROMME'S art that he had to use the Museum to show his work. AT 76, I am trying to honor OWEN. Ever ROBERT Batman admired his work before Robert Bateman became more Famous. I met Bateman , by accident in the 70's while sketching some birds, And he Liked my work then, I Mentioned OWEN GROMME to him, and he knew whom I was talking about,. Not knowing who Bateman was, and it was the park he decided to donate to Toronto, which I discovered later. in a BOOK of HIS and there was OWEN GROMME AND TORY PETTERSON. I have to make my own transfer paper, save on cost. Your basic Shape of your woodpecker, is a great make out where detail will fall into place later. My eraser gets dirty , but I do wash it, and kneed back into place. I work in acrylic after I sand ,and prime my Flat board with Rust-Oleum Flat White, sand between, then the acrylic. Later after I give it a clear coat. I will add, "BLUE RIDGE " oil paints. Too bad one has to belong to A GULD, or have to pay such a HIGH Hidden costs to enter. or have to belong to a group, paying BI yearly 300 hundred some free, that is way past my budget. I do NOT SMOKE , Drink , Party. I am able to go to the Museum and check out the DRAWERS of the different species of Birds, up close. NOT sure if you do this ? BEST GET BACK TO MY PAINTING OF The Painted Bunting Pair. In my state they are an accidental bird, until bad weather pushes them farther north, like in a Hurricane. Last year we were surprise by Seven Flamingos. That was a great sight to enjoy, until the full Moon helped to navigate them into the direction they needed to go.

a local connection to other NJ would be helpful, the nearest club is 2 hours away

I've got a red headed woodpecker, at my birdfeeder, I can't ID because I think it is female, which book shows the male/female pics the best? I think it is a red breasted sapsucker. I'm in southern Oregon

Hi Jack. Thanks for your nice videos.❤

I have BABY yellow bellies!

Thank you for reaching out and teaching and being with me to this bird. 😊

Wow! The few times I've watched, I can see a lot of details emerging in Raybonto's painting, his practice shows,. He is awesome! He really listens to what you say and learns the lessons. His birds show so much movement.

trying to photograph my black cat, I think of her as absorbing the light or reflecting it. so that influences my sketching.

Hey John, could you link some websites where there are bird reference images where the photographer gave permission and encouragement for others to use them? Also, I haven't used it yet, but I bought your book on drawing birds since, oddly enough, flying animals aren't covered much in the other animal drawing books I own.

Loved this on black bears! I’m trying to watercolor them here in Maine!

I could not look this video until the end, but a question comes into my mind. What do you do or how do you react, if the neighbors of your students say these "you are so talented" "what a pretty picture" sort of things. Do you ignore them, do you respond to them? Do you take them into your conversation with the student? I hear these comments a lot in my beginner classes, and I don't know how to react because I myself try to avoid tgem and the other person is a student too, whom I want to gain a good relationship to

Another great session! Thanks

Valerie, you look familiar, did you know Margaret Wagner? This was fabulous thank you very much Jack and Valerie

I really want to like this but the lighting is blocking me from seeing what you're doing 😔

Best animal drawing lesson I’ve found. Thanks.

I have a question Ive always been interested in drawing animals, but i have no skills. I love this tutorial, but as a beginner drawer are there things I should learn before I get into this kind of level of drawing? If so, what should I learn? What kind of prior knowledge should I have before attempting to draw animals like this?

Hi jack.🙏

Hi Jack. I got Drawing birds by John Busby. It is very informative. Along with your book now I can improve my bird drawings. Thanks a million to you for opening a new horizon in my art.❤

Just found your channel some lady on a narrow boat showed your book and she has just started drawing nature she said your name so I looked you up have subscribed loveing your channel thanks

I wish I still lived in the bay area to participate in some of these in person classes. Now I am in Oregon.

Thank you for sharing this wonderful information with me ❤❤❤❤❤

My poses were always off, this really helped!! Woot! I knew the angle was important. Wonderful workshop.

Connection to place, a bunch of us went camping and we had and "Easter Egg" hunt for the kids. They collected plastic shotgun shells from all over the area, 100's and 100's for a week, what a difference we made to the area we loved. Thank you for the lovely drawing tips and photos.

So I have to ask did a relative of say.,. Of all the paths in life you take make sure some of them are dirt.

Hi dear Jack🎉

OBS is soo powerful! any JavaScript code for a webpage you can also run within OBS. I had a very similar setup when I streaming VR. I had setup a large green screen and had to position My camera to overlay my hands in the correct Zoom and Pan so my VR hands aligned with my real hands.

I’m a highly sensitive person. And think that maybe it might be included in neurodivergence. Are there other things? You all represent 3 forms. Just curious.

omg that helps soooo much! I am always using my ipad, because I never figured out why there were two lines xD THANK YOU! And it was so exciting watching you finding the perfect mouse to mouse fit! Yeah!

I loved this episode, thank you so much

We have a butterfly enclosure and gardens near us, they breed and educate, in Elkton Oregon.

The design ideas are great, to box, highlight, label, describe, etc... I tend to add more location story, and not as much plant info or questions. So many new ideas!! thank you.

Fascinating! Making the most of your trip. Do you want to go back? Do you feel you missed out on a lot? Wonderful tortoise sketches, and the blue feet on the boobies. The crack was intriguing, how did it form would be my main thought. I was not clear, did you swim down there? Thank you for sharing. I am new to nature journaling, you have such wonderful tips.

Thank you so much! I've been drawing for a long time but I want to finally dip my toes into plants, and nature in general, and drawing what's around me rather than just what's in my imagination. This was really helpful!

very, very useful!! I could see the petals but I did not know why. This helps so much.

Awesome

Huh!! I actually got something out of this viedo. Good job.

This is the perfect way to communicate, to find out what we and others are struggling with and how we can learn and develop together! 😍 Not just in nature journaling, but in all aspects and topics in our lives! #johnmuirlaws is a perfect teacher and provider of community. 💚 Thank you so much! Yvea you did a wonderful job, hosting this event. <3

Such an excellent tutorial!! 👏🙌

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