Jack Hobe Nature Art

Information: Learn to draw wildflowers and native plants in this nature sketching workshop with naturalist-artist Jack Hobe! This program will provide an overview of techniques to accurately portray wildflowers coupled with opportunities to sketch real native plants featured in the sanctuary’s Native Plant Sale. We will begin with the initial steps of creating a light […]

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 […]