I have a bit of a mental block about sketching, so this course will help me with that. I'm think I'm most interested in sketching plants, so it's great that the first project was NOT plants, but something that is likely harder, i.e. this bird. I do love bird watching! This was fun.
A peer in my Master Naturalist chapter suggested this class. I want to become much better at sketching. Also, I'm hopeful that the close observation sketching requires will translate into helping me identify plants more easily. Also, I've never used water colors (although I paint with oils), so I'm excited to try a new medium. I really like the idea of recording the date, location, time of day, and subject of each sketch.