Andes to Amazon

We sketch piranhas in a canoe while blue and yellow macaws fly overhead. Red howler monkeys roar and prehistoric-looking hoatzin birds watch us drift by. You already have three types […]

Why I like Nature Journaling in the Cloud Forest

a nature journal page showing watercolor painting of a cloud forest including hummingbirds and some descriptive writing.

First, the good parts. Nature journaling in the cloud forest is especially fun and exciting because of the mind-boggling diversity of colors, textures, plants, and creatures. I can think of […]

Nature Journal in the Amazon?

We sketch piranhas in a canoe while blue and yellow macaws fly overhead. Red howler monkeys roar and prehistoric-looking hoatzin birds watch us drift by. You already have three types […]

Nature Journaling Birds or Plants?

I sometimes struggle deciding between nature journaling birds or plants. Focusing can be hard in nature. Sometimes, I tell myself I am going to go to a certain spot to […]

Native Plants Restoration and Nature Journaling

Native plants restoration and other types of habitat and ecological restoration are essential work these days.  Like humans, plants and other animals need homes to live in – homes that […]

Birding and Drawing ALL the Birds!

Have you ever had a big birding day or a big year? Christina Baal’s plan is to see and draw all 10,000 birds on the planet! In this talk she […]

What you have been waiting for…

It’s here! The behind the scenes story of my recent trip to Tanzania is finally finished after weeks of being back and days of video production work. Thanks for waiting […]