BIRDart: Drawing on Nature!
Learn sketching basics, wildlife observation skills! Capture motion and
practice drawing ‘birds on the wing’. with gesture sketching at the
feeder and detail with contour drawing from bird biofacts. Transfer
sketch to a final watercolor piece and create an accordian-style
personal "field guide" that includes seasonal notes, habitat, food and
sign of selected specie.
*Students bring: pencil, pen, binoculars, dress for weather, bug
repellent
ART in
Interpreting PLACE
with artist Lori Taylor.
Make your outdoor experience come alive by creating a layered mixed
media art piece that celebrates Michigan land and lore. Explore,
discover and interpret the spirit of Michigan through the senses and
art!
Artists as naturalists record what they see "out there". "Come to your
senses" and record your own experience while teaching stewardship
and personal connection with place. Learn sketching basics, use
texture and watercolor techniques. Hitting the trail and taking your
art outside can be fun and relaxing.
Lori Taylor, artist and illustrator, naturalist and author, Artist-in-
residence in 2007 for Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and 2009
Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park will take you on a virtual
vacation for you to record.
WORKSHOPS
Cost: $10.00 per student, minimum 15, maximum 30 students
Duration: 1 to 1 1/2 hours
Price includes paper materials.
FOR ASSEMBLIES/AUDITORIUMS:
Cost: $250
Duration: 1 to 1 1/2 hour presentation
Students must provide their own material.s
Prices include travel expenses up to 100 miles round trip. A
fee of .50 cents per mile will be added to distances
greater than 100 round-trip miles.
Contact Lori Taylor by phone 734-223-8612 or email.
To Register, contact:
LORI TAYLOR: 734.223.8612
Email for more information or questions:
Lori Taylor
workshops
the Parks!
Lori Taylor's art and nature classes will have you "come to your senses"! Learn
basic drawing and watercolor techniques, create compositions, and instill
stewardship while getting outside to enhance your outdoor experience.
basic drawing and watercolor techniques, create compositions, and instill
stewardship while getting outside to enhance your outdoor experience.
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