LAS Bird Drawing Workshops: Pinyon Jay - Introduction to Color

Teacher: John Muir Laws

Drawing Supplies: Pencil & Paper (Optional: Colored Pencils & Watercolor Paint)

Description:

Pinyon Jays - those iconic birds of the West often detected far in the distance by their nasal calls that sound like a corvid party. You may have seen them in the pinyon pine and juniper woodlands that dot many Nevada mountains, but did you know that Pinyon Jay populations have decreased by about 80% over the past century? Lahontan Audubon has teamed up with the Great Basin Bird Observatory to monitor our local Pinyon Jay populations, and you can help! This class will feature an introduction to a community science project with a drawing demonstration of the Pinyon Jay by John Muir Laws (aka Jack). Jack will present his approach to drawing birds and give us an introduction to color application using either watercolor paint or colored pencils. Students may follow along with the color demonstration, or watch, learn, and apply color to their bird sketch later.