Information: Join naturalist-artist Jack Hobe for an afternoon of drawing birds of prey – hawks, eagles and falcons! Jack will share ways to use a  “gesture sketching” system to capture perched raptors, as well as tips for drawing raptor beaks and hawks in flight. Master falconer Greg Martel of Masters of the Skies Falconry will […]

Information: Learn how to sketch owls in this nature art workshop with wildlife artist Jack Hobe! Jack will guide participants through the steps of using a gesture sketching system to capture the owl’s form and gist on paper, and how to adapt this system for drawing the owl in different poses. Jack will also cover […]

This workshop is part of a series and takes place over multiple weekends – see below: Learn how to draw the songbirds in your backyard in this workshop taught by naturalist and wildlife illustrator Jack Hobe! We start with tricks for capturing birds on paper before they fly away, using posture, proportions and angles, then […]

This workshop is part of a series and takes place over multiple weekends – see below: Learn how to draw soaring and perched raptors (birds of prey) in this workshop taught by naturalist and wildlife illustrator Jack Hobe! Raptors are majestic and fierce both in flight and while perched, and there are lots of useful […]

Birds are amazing creatures easily observed in your backyard. Let’s learn how to draw them! In this program, Jack will present easy-to-learn gesture sketching techniques for drawing birds from life, using light, loose sketches to represent their form. We will also cover pointers for drawing birds’ faces, wings and feet. This is a creative and […]

This workshop is part of a series and takes place over multiple weekends – see below: In the last installment of the How to Draw Birds workshop series taught by naturalist and wildlife illustrator Jack Hobe, participants will learn how to draw ducks, geese and swans – waterfowl! Ducks can be really hard to capture […]