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Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Sketching in Your Nature Journal with Jason C. Poole
Date: Saturday January 25
Time: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Montana Natural History Center
Cost: $40 for MNHC members, $45 for non-members (some scholarships available. Call 327-0405 for information)
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Illustrator and incurable sketcher, Jason C. Poole, will help you hone your nature journaling skills during this class. Incredible reference specimens from MNHC’s collection including mammals, birds, insects, bone, horn, shells, and rocks will be used for guided practice exercises and longer study time. This class will jumpstart your sketching in January for a year of nature journaling. Discover techniques to bring your drawings to life. Practice with line weight and density, ratio and perspective, detail and focus and much more.
“I have learned that what I have not drawn, I have never really seen.”- Frederick Franck
Materials: We will have everything you need! Plus tea and cocoa! However, feel free to bring your favorite media to work with. We recommend pencils, pens, and a good mixed media or sketch paper.
Instructor: Jason C. Poole has worn many hats, Adjunct Professor of Paleontology, Scientific Illustrator, art teacher, and Paleontology field instructor. Jason has excavated dinosaurs on three continents, including Africa, South and North America. Paralititan, Dreadnoughtus and Suuwassea are three dinosaurs worked on by Poole, all were new to science when discovered and two of which are supermassive titanosaurs. Poole is also a Paleontological Artist who has published in National Geographic and whose art work appears in many museum and private collections. Jason resides in Missoula Montana and can often be found sketching in the studio and the great outdoors.
FAQs
What’s the refund policy?
The course fee (minus a 25% administrative fee) is refundable if a cancellation is made up to 7 days before the event. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after this deadline. See our full refund/cancellation policy here.
Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?
Nope! We will have a list of all the attendees.
