Develop your ability to quickly capture the shape, proportion, gesture, and texture of natural forms in your sketchbook, then add the element of color to create lively sketches of your surroundings. There are many forms of sketchbook including nature journals, travel journals, detailed studies for larger works, garden journals, idea journals, etc. Each of these depends on your ability to record what you see, or imagine, simply and expressively. In this online course you will build your sketchbook practice through weekly, self-paced study of instructional videos and materials, as well as using drawing prompts to develop the habit of daily sketching. Then, each week, we will come together as a class, over Zoom, for instructor-led critiques and Q&A. We’ll be sketching a variety of subjects including leaves, flowers, pinecones, etc.