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“Too much importance cannot be given to drawing, as it is not only an excellent device for securing close observation, but it is also a...

There’s a lot of research into creativity and critical thinking. What’s particularly relevant are studies looking at how arts integration...

Click image to view full newsletter. I spent much of the summer contributing to/planning two summer teaching institutes at the University...

Click on image to view full newsletter. August Table of Contents Sketching Tip: Shading with color Artful Science: Summer in a Glass...

Click image to view full newsletter! July Table of Contents Sketching Tip: 4 insect sketching tips Artful Science: Biomimicry illustrated...

“There’s so much of everything! All of it inextricably tangled together […] To describe is to select – and to select only a microscopic...

Click image to view full newsletter.* May Table of Contents Sketching Tip: Words worth (when sketching isn’t an option) Artful Science:...

This is my first trip to Kenya, and to Africa more generally. So far, it has been a fascinating blend of rural and urban, English and...

Click image to view full newsletter. April Table of Contents Sketching Tip: Plan ahead Artful Science: Research article-drawing improves...

I was recently interviewed for the Wyoming EPSCoR program’s blog. In addition to a number of questions specific to the nature of...

While working on my project on ecological concepts in picture books, I’ve come across some fascinating research about using picture books...

Sketching Antelope Jackrabbits and Black-tailed Jackrabbits – yes jackrabbits = hares – at the U of A Natural History Museum. (c)...

Click here to subscribe!<< Click the image to view the newsletter. December Table of Contents Sketching Tip: Highlights from 2015 Artful...

August was full of workshops and trainings, nearly all of which focused on sketching in professional settings such as conferences,...

Cross-posted on ESA SciComm Section blog #sketchyourscience at #ESA100 settled it. This will be an #ESASciComm tradition for years to...

A version of this article is cross-posted on the ESA SciComm Section’s site. Everyone can learn to sketch. Even you. And there are plenty...

Moths to the left, butterflies on the right It’s National Moth Week! Since moths outnumber butterflies 11-to-1 in North America, there’s...

I spent the past few weeks in Montana and Alberta, where the skies are vast and full of clouds. I was there to teach a few classes, so...

Cross-posted on www.drawntothewest.com There aren’t supposed to be any fireflies in Montana. At least not the type that blink and flash...

The photos Montana Outdoors published in their July-August issue are some of my favorites. My photographs are of children collecting...