Jenny

Building on a basic gesture with all of the skills we've worked with I feel a sense of accomplishment.

I found that I need to relax into this practice.  Just keep my hand moving.  Shapes go awry and move on to the next thing.  It is also fun to find a shape and develop it a bit.  Remind myself that it is about the process and not the result.  It takes courage to keep going when some of the shapes are so off the mark!

These are two conifers.  I first noticed their different shapes.  I continued to draw after I wrote my notes.  Maybe next time I'l take my notes on the side and add them to the page after the drawings are done.  I wanted to sketch the cones on the page but there is no room for that.

I am a lifelong observer of nature.  I spend a lot of time hiking, birding, canoeing and walking wherever I find myself.  I want to be more attentive to the details of what I see and develop ways of bringing together my observations with study.  The course will give me a framework for getting started.  I enjoyed seeing the various styles and approaches to journaling.  Each one had elements that I'd like to consider.  I am committed to allowing myself to make mistakes!