Join me and dozens of other artists-explorers-geographers October 30 from 7–9 pm at the Royal Geographical Society in London for a dynamic and interactive evening celebrating the intersection of art and geography, where creativity meets exploration. This special event will showcase how artists from around the world are using their craft to delve into and communicate the beauty and complexity of our planet.

As you explore the historic rooms of the Society, you’ll encounter themed displays and short presentations by artist-geographers who are pushing the boundaries of how we perceive and understand geography through art. Marvel at gallery exhibits featuring maps and polar art that blend scientific precision with artistic expression, and enjoy the opportunity to engage directly with the artists who created them.

The evening will also feature the RGS Art of Exploration Collective, a growing group of artists dedicated to exploring nature and advocating for conservation through their work. These artists, along with other invited creators, will be on hand to share their latest projects, including the outcomes of the GeoARTBlitz in July. This global initiative brought together citizen science-artists to record the natural world in diverse forms, paintings, sketches, words, sounds, and images, all of which have been documented on the iNaturalist app.

As you immerse yourself in this vibrant blend of art and geography, take advantage of the bar in the Map Room to enjoy refreshments and network with like-minded individuals.

Whether you’re an artist, a geographer, or simply someone who appreciates the power of art to inspire change, this evening promises to be a unique and enriching experience. Don’t miss the chance to connect with others who are passionate about using art to explore, understand, and conserve our natural world.

Details

30 October 2024, 7.00pm-9.00pm

Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR

In-person, Member £10.00, Non-member £12.00

Booking information 

Book in advance > HERE <.

Advance booking for this event is required. If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking, please email events@rgs.org 

Keeping a field notebook, also known as a nature journal, can both deepen our connections to the natural world and help us learn more about it. Neither science education nor art training is needed and this workshop will help you to develop the skills of a naturalist and a field sketch-artist.

This workshop will introduce the tools and processes of keeping a nature journal with facilitators Roseann Hanson, Alex Boon, Kirsten Carlson, and Ali Foxon.

The workshop will focus on the importance of field notes, the cognitive value of visual learning, and the social value of sharing.

The workshop will include:

• The nuts and bolts of journal-keeping (metadata, archival systems, how to make entries that you can refer to later, prompts to jump-start observations, and tips on researching science questions sparked by your observations).

• Easy tips that enable anyone to get started sketching.

• Art in a nature journal is not only lovely to see, but an important component of your skillset because the very act of drawing and painting something from life involves incredibly intense observation. Your brain is wholly occupied by only that thing you are observing and drawing—it is a kind of meditation that results in new insights, deeper understanding, and discoveries.

• Four skills sessions, one with each of the facilitators, each of whom is an experienced field sketching and art teacher who is passionate about sharing the benefits and joys of sketching in nature.

• A copy of the booklet How to Start a Nature Journal; notebook; pencil; kneadable eraser; ruler; and a few other fun journaling resources.

  Details

  30 October 2024, 1.00pm-5.00pm

  Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR

  In-person, Member £48.00, Non-member £55.00

  Booking information 

  Book in advance > HERE <.

  Advance booking for this event is required. If you have any questions or require assistance with your booking, please email events@rgs.org 

You can find all recorded sessions for past “Around the World” workshops here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/academy#aroundworldseries

Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!

No. 6: Europe

What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion booklet to sketch each animal, pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.

TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). Hint: for animals go with larger squares, at least 4-5 inches.

When: Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 9 am Tucson, Arizona time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )

HOW: Zoom link. This session is free but for security, registration is required. Sign up > > HERE >>

Recorded: Yes, I’ll record and post here: You can find all recorded sessions for past “Around the World” workshops here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/academy#aroundworldseries

Join me in central Arizona for Wild Colors of the Verde River: Learn to create paint and ink from wild pigments and plants, hosted by the Natural History Institute in Prescott.

You will learn how to find the right soil and plants, how to easily process them into paints and/or ink, safety tips, and more. Arizona’s Central Highlands are famous for their red soils, and we’ll work from pigments you gather, or that we provide from local foraging expeditions, we’ll do ahead of time to ensure we have enough material for everyone. We’ll also explore plants along the Verde River, and learn how to create botanical inks. For the last hour of workshop, we’ll create sketches of the landscape, plants, and wildlife of the Upper Verde using our new paint and ink—truly place-based art. Participants will take home sample paints and inks. Bring your own lunch and sketchbook, and don’t forget your binoculars.

Details:

Cost: $75 (van transportation Included)

Time: Depart from Prescott, AZ, at the Natural History Institute at 8:00am and return 5:00pm

Difficulty: Easy (0.5 - 1 mile of walking) We will be stationed at the Rio Verde Ranch, which is a short 1/4-mile walk from the van parking. The day will be spent in one location, with options to explore the Verde River and forage for pigment materials.

Food and Water: Bring your own lunch, water, and snacks for a full-day excursion.

Join me for a talk on my favorite subject: the Art of Exploration. I will share the history of human exploration and curiosity expressed in field sketching and journaling, from the stone age to today, and why it’s still an essential activity. In this age of digital dominance in our communications, I will build a case as to why we cannot lose the analog activity of observation, drawing, and writing (by hand!) about the natural world is the key to connecting more people to science and nature conservation, as well as a path to personal well-being.

You can find all recorded sessions for past “Around the World” workshops here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/academy#aroundworldseries

Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series based on animals—we’ll travel the world and learn as much natural history as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching birds, mammals, monotremes, and more!

No. 5: Africa, Part 2

What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion booklet to sketch each animal, pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life.

TIP: I used a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my trees (8 total, 4 on each side). Hint: for animals go with larger squares, at least 4-5 inches.

When: Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 9 am Tucson, Arizona time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )

HOW: Zoom link. This session is free but for security, registration is required. Sign up > > HERE >>

Recorded: Yes, I’ll record and post here: You can find all recorded sessions for past “Around the World” workshops here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/academy#aroundworldseries

Introduction to Nature Journaling at the Texas Canyon Nature Preserve, Arizona, at the Amerind Foundation with Instructor Roseann Hanson

• Saturday, April 20, 2024

• 9:00 am – 3:30 pm

• $75 non-members (link below to register)

• $70 Members (please call to register)

• Day long workshop Includes:

• Lunch

• a copy of the workbook, Nature Journaling for a Wild Life-a $35 value, free passes to the Amerind

Keeping a nature journal can both deepen our connections to the natural world and help us learn more about it. Neither science education nor art training is needed—we will develop the skills of a naturalist and a field sketch-artist along the way.

This workshop will introduce the tools and processes of keeping a nature journal with instructor Roseann Hanson, author of Nature Journaling for a Wild Life, Master of Field Arts, and the Southern Arizona Nature Almanac.

We will learn how to practice “intentional curiosity” as the core of nature journaling: to ask questions, to dig deeper into science, to focus our minds both intently and intentionally. The workshop will include:

• The nuts-and-bolts of journal-keeping (paper and ink types, archival systems, how to make entries that you can refer to later, laying out pages, prompts to jump-start observations, and tips on researching science questions sparked by your observations).

• Easy tips that enable anyone to get started sketching and painting. Roseann will help free you from your inner critic and start sketching and painting. Art in a nature journal is not only lovely to see, but an important component of your skillset because the very act of drawing and painting something from life involves incredibly intense observation. Your brain is wholly occupied by only that thing you are observing and drawing—it is a kind of meditation that results in new insights, deeper understanding, and discoveries.

• A short classroom session and, weather permitting, we will spend most of the time exploring the grounds and trails around Amerind and practicing our journaling skills. (Please wear suitable footwear and outdoor clothing.)

• A copy of the workbook, Nature Journaling for a Wild Life, which includes blank journal pages — a $35 value. All you need is a pen or pencil and your curiosity about nature.

REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

Space is limited, please register early!

Members please call Maggie Ohnesorgen at 520-686-1336 or mohnesorgen@amerind.org to register/reserve your spot.

Non-members may also call or register at Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/amerindnaturejournaling04202024

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About the instructor: Roseann Hanson is a naturalist, artist, and explorer who has been keeping science-based nature and field notes journals for 40 years. She is one of the organizers of the Wild Wonder Nature Journaling Conference, and is the author of the popular books Nature Journaling for a Wild Life, and Master of Field Arts. She studied journalism and ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona, and has worked in the American Southwest, Mexico, and East Africa as a conservationist, naturalist, and writer. She has authored a dozen natural history and outdoor books, including the Southern Arizona Nature Almanac with her husband Jonathan Hanson, and San Pedro River: A Discovery Guide, both of which include her nature journal data and art. She was the coordinator for the trans-disciplinary Art & Science Program at the 115-year-old Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, part of the University of Arizona College of Science. She teaches nature writing, nature journaling, and field notes for biologists. She was named a Fellow of both the Explorers Club in the U.S. and the Royal Geographical Society for her conservation and expedition work. You can find her on social media at https://www.facebook.com/roseannhansonexplore or https://www.instagram.com/roseannhanson and on the Hansons’ website: http://www.exploringoverland.com/fieldarts

Join us in person or online for a panel of environmental scientists, conservationists, explorers, and journalers as they discuss how exploring, studying and drawing what they observe deepens their connections to, and inspires conservation of, the natural world.

A practical field journal and sketching workshop can be booked separately for early afternoon. (Information >>HERE<<)

Panellists: Rob Fraser, Roseann Hanson, Ali Foxon, Alex Boon, and Tony Foster.

Part of the Explore festival. 1 November 2023

6.30pm - 7.45pm. In person: £12, £10 RGS-IBG members. Online: £6, RGS-IBG members £5.

Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR

Join me in London for an afternoon and evening of field journaling at the Royal Geographical Society, part of their Explore Festival!

Field notebooks are a time-honored tradition of explorers and naturalists for hundreds of years. Charles Darwin, Lewis and Clark, Mary Anning, and Beatrix Potter all kept careful notes of their observations and journeys.

Keeping a field notebook—also known as a nature journal—can both deepen our connections to the natural world and help us learn more about it. And you don’t have to a trained scientist or artist to keep a journal. This afternoon workshop will start you on the path to developing the skills of a naturalist and a field sketch-artist and a lifelong journey of discovery and exploration.

You will learn the tools and processes of keeping a nature journal with instructor Roseann Hanson, a Fellow of the Society and author of Nature Journaling for a Wild Life and Master of Field Arts. The workshop will focus on the importance of field notes, the cognitive value of visual learning, and the social and ecological value of sharing our discoveries.

The workshop will include:

• The nuts and bolts of journal-keeping (paper and ink types, archival systems, how to make entries that you can refer to later, laying out pages, prompts to jump-start observations, and tips on researching science questions sparked by your observations).

• Easy tips that enable anyone to get started sketching and painting.

• Roseann will help free you from your inner critic and start sketching and painting. Art in a nature journal is not only lovely to see, but an important component of your skillset because the very act of drawing and painting something from life involves incredibly intense observation. Your brain is wholly occupied by only that thing you are observing and drawing—it is a kind of meditation that results in new insights, deeper understanding, and discoveries.

• A short classroom session and, weather permitting, the rest of the session will be held in Hyde Park (please wear suitable footwear and outdoor clothing.)

• A copy of the workbook, Nature Journaling for a Wild Life, which includes blank journal pages, special field tools and a basic field sketching set (pen, pencil, eraser, ruler).

WHEN: 1 November 2023

2.00pm - 5.00pm

WHERE: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR

COST: . £48 (includes handbook)

After the workshop, join us at the RGS for The Art of Exploration, a panel of environmental scientists, conservationists, explorers, and journalers as they discuss how exploring, studying and drawing what they observe deepens their connections to, and inspires conservation of, the natural world. See details >HERE<.

Let's play in the dirt—and more! Learn to create paint and ink from soil and plants in a 5-hour workshop at The Nature Journaling Centre in beautiful East Devon in the village of Colyton. The centre is housed in Umborne Bridge Studio.

You will learn how to find the right soil and plants, how to easily process them into paints and / or ink, safety tips, and more. Devon is famous for its red soils, and we’ll work from pigments you gather or that we provide from local foraging expeditions we’ll do ahead of time, to ensure we have enough material for everyone.

Instructors: Alex Boon and Roseann Hanson.

WHEN: Saturday, October 28 from 10 am to 4 pm (bring a lunch)

COST:

- £75 including soil and plant materials from which we’ll make paint and ink; equipment for processing; containers so that you can take home sample soil paints and inks from the workshop, plus Master of Field Arts, Roseann Hanson’s field arts guide that includes chapters on making ink from natural materials and painting with soil pigments (as well as chapters on cartography, animal tracking, meteorology, and much more). BONUS: Includes access to a private online community of field arts enthusiasts just like you. On this forum you can share your future experiments, ask questions and receive timely answers from your instructors and other wild color enthusiasts. (Field Arts Community Forum)

Bring a lunch. Tea and water provided.

WHERE: The Nature Journaling Centre at Umborne Bridge Studio, Unit 1 Dolphin St. Colyton EX12 6LU [MAP].

Optional: Join us for an optional pigment collecting expedition on Friday, October 27 at 5PM, leaving from the Hideaway end of Seaton Beach.

Join naturalist, field artist, and explorer Roseann Hanson for a morning introductory talk on how to get started nature journaling and field sketching. Her books, Nature Journaling for a Wild Life, and Master of Field Arts, are unique “workshops in a book” format with easy how-to instructions that progress chapter-by-chapter and include goals and homework assignments to keep you on track. Nature Journaling for a Wild Life (£39.99) includes 60 pages of blank journal pages plus special pull-outs such as bookmarks and an acetate drawing grid.

With this book, you will be “drawing to learn,” not learning to draw, and you’ll discover that anyone can master field sketching and watercolor.

Roseann’s second book, Master of Field Arts (£37.99), is like a master’s degree in becoming a more advanced field sketcher and naturalist, with chapters on cartography, animal tracking, reading the weather, and deep dives into mastering pen and ink, graphite pencils, and natural pigment paints, as well as a bonus chapter on making your own ink and quill pen.

Join us and enter the magical world of nature journaling and field arts.

Books for sale, signed by the author. Outdoor sketching demo if weather permits.

WHEN: Saturday, October 21, 2023

10 am to 11:30 am

WHERE: The Bale House, Hastings Country Park Visitor Centre, Lower Coastguard Ln, Fairlight, Hastings TN35 4AD [MAP]

How do you journal night skies? It's always been a love-hate thing for me—I love tracking the stars and planets and finding constellations, but depicting them in journals can be challenging!

In this free online workshop, we will work on four different approaches:

1. Pre-painted watercolor skies on which you can add sky components live or after a sky-viewing telescope session (a technique inspired by Alaska artist Kristin Link);

2. Making a cutaway peek-a-boo window showing day-and-night;

3. Using Sharpies and white, silver, or other metallic pens and pencils; and

4. Using black paper and white, silver, or other metallic pens, pencils, and paint.

WHEN: Saturday, September 9 at 9 am AZ time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )

COST: Free but registration is required (link below)

HOW: Register now via Zoom at this link >HERE<

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Journal with or sheets of watercolor paper;

• Paint colors: Indigo, Pthalo Blue (Green Shade), Quinacridone Rose or similar, Burnt Sienna (mine are Daniel Smith but any brand will do);

• Hair dryer;

• White gel pen (the best is Uniball Signo;

• White and red colored pencils;

• For fun if you have them: metallic paints or pens and pencils;

• Black Sharpie;

• Black paper.

Have you been struggling to get started journaling, and prefer a more structured format—but also with flex-times so you can work on learning when it’s right for you, and have a healthy check-in every few weeks? My Journaling Jumpstart class will be perfect for you!

Bonus!: includes workbook and supplies—everything you need to start out (if you already have the workbook and supplies but just need more incentive, there’s an option for just the class, too).

We’ll spend eight weeks getting you going on your journey as a lifelong nature journaler.

Next 8-week class starts: June 25 and will meet for four Sundays (9 am Pacific time on June 25, July 9, July 23; and August 13), with our “graduation” on August 13.