The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling by John Muir Laws

John Muir Laws, called "a modern Audubon" by The Washington Post, will show you how to keep a nature journal to become a better artist--and a more attentive naturalist. Dozens of exercises lead the hand and mind through creating accurate reproductions of what you observe, from a single wildflower to majestic vistas. Laws's emphasis on seeing, learning, and feeling will make this book valuable, even revelatory, to anyone interested in the natural world, whether you are an accomplished artist or drawing for the first time.

LEARN HOW TO

• Assemble a "curiosity kit"
• Focus awareness, enhance your memory, and catalyze your creativity
• Make fast and accurate field sketches
• Develop techniques for using graphite, colored pencils, watercolors, and gouache
• Avoid common pitfalls of nature drawing
• Draw animals, wildflowers, trees, landscapes, skies, and more!

John Muir Laws is an award-winning naturalist, educator, and artist. He is the author of The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds and The Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada, among other titles. Visit his website at johnmuirlaws.com.