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Cross-posted on www.drawntothewest.com There weren’t any squirrels in the town where I grew up. I didn’t know to remark on that fact when...

Cross-posted on www.drawntothewest.com For the past decade, I’ve taken special delight in looking at, and drawing, insects. It all...

Lately, I’ve been writing about birds, drawing birds, tending to the six that are now my responsibility (chickens!), and watching...

Cross-posted on www.drawntothewest.com The other weekend, I was out hiking in an area of southwest Wyoming resplendent with big...

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

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...

It had snowed overnight, making for a crisply cool morning and lots of extraordinary photos before I set out sketching. The snow is what...

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

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

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,...

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

I’ve been exploring the intersection between sketching on location and eco-communication inspired by life a lot lately. So, I couldn’t...

Sometimes, it takes a screeching mob of crows to remind me to look up. #lifelessons #makingsciencematter #photography #Canada #ecocomm...

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...