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It’s spring for real in my part of the world. So this month’s newsletter focuses on just that. Click image to get inspired/read...

If you’d like to read the column, let your local newspaper or magazine editor know you want to see an illustrated version of the West in...

If there’s anything I enjoy more than sketching and illustrating the world around me, it’s sharing… …what I discover or wonder about with...

“Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality.” -Andy Goldsworthy But, how do you draw it?! As anyone who has stared at...

Urban Sketchers International produces a monthly newsletter called Drawing Attention, in which they feature the projects, workshops, etc....

focuses on seeing the world anew. Click image to view January 2015 newsletter. This Month’s Table of Contents: Sketching tip: Museum...

“Dear Digit, there are so many terms and technicalities associated with digital images, I’m lost. Do I need to know the difference...

www.drawntoquebec.com). 1. “Just a quick note to tell Bethann [Merkle] that I really love the artwork [in the new Drawn to Quebec...

December 2014 Newsletter is live! The CommNatural newsletter is distinct from my blog, so click here to view and click here to subscribe....

“Dear Digit, I keep receiving professional-looking email newsletters, updates, and offers, and would love to send emails that look that...

What do the invention of watercolor, one-point perspective, and the rubber eraser have to do with the history of science? And what does...

Click image to view article. One of the participants in a recent “how to sketch nature” workshop I led turned out to be a journalist from...

Should returning to school require eschewing the outdoors? That’s not a trick question. The answer is no. A growing body of research...

*Images are from the ‘drawing for scientists’ section I led in a scicomm workshop at ESA’s 2014 annual meeting. Sketching in the field to...

I’ve been penning the Drawn to Quebec illustrated column for over a month now, and the majority of my articles have been nature-inspired,...

I am absolutely thrilled to share some great news with you. Today marks the third week of an illustrated column – Drawn to Quebec – I...

“Dear Digit, I am not an artist or photographer, but I need attractive images for my communications. Since there are lots of images on...

Mar/Apr. 2014 “Dear Digit, I know my communications are supposed to look good.  But, I don’t have fancy expensive design software, and I...

Terry Wheeler studies bugs. Insects, that is, and he writes haiku about them.  He also works at McGill, and runs a blog called Lyman...

Have you ever watched a moth breathe? Or looked so long and carefully at one dangling from a tree branch that it actually seemed to...