1. I took both of Liz’s recent workshops on the Cedar Waxwing painting and drawing essentials. I loved both and want to learn more about nature sketching and improve my painting and drawing skills.
2. I can’t pick just one style I like! I love the colors in Shayna, Jewel, William, and Holly’s journals. Yet I also love the simplicity of D.J. & Margaret’s journals. I liked Shayna’s details including looking up both the common and scientific names of her subjects. I love how Margaret and William keep multiple quick sketches of the same subject to learn more about their subjects. I think Margaret had a dozen sketches of hummingbirds in a 2 hour time-frame and each one seemed to teach her something. D.J. has used his as official documentation. Shayna’s is a “personal field guide” and Jewel, William, and Holly seem to be about memories. I’d like to incorporate all methods into my journal.
3. I think I might try doing multiple pictures of the same subject in using different mediums - watercolor, colored pencils, or pencils sketches and see which I like the most.