Barbara

The Onion

I live in the middle of the Ozarks and there is so much nature all around me. My initial goals are to be able to identify the birds, insects, trees and wonderful things just outside my door. i really like the idea of having the drawing lead the way. For example, the different poses that a bird makes while being watched. Observations lead to questions that lead to more knowledge. So I will start by finding a subject and then asking myself what i want to learn as well as noting what i am currently seeing. i can see that having a basic format to follow will be helpful. So at the top of the page i will write that date, time and weather as suggested. I only hope my artistic ability will be able to describe what i am seeing enough to convey hat information to myself at a later time.