Date: Saturday, February 15
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 406.327.0405 for more information)

Get in the nature journaling flow with guidance and practice! This class is a great follow-up to January’s session with new activities and time to practice your technique. It is also a wonderful immersion and introduction to nature journaling if this is your first time taking the class!

Illustrator and incurable sketcher Jason C. Poole will help you hone your nature journaling skills. 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. Discover techniques to bring your drawings to life. Practice with line weight and density, ratio and perspective, detail and focus and much more.

“Art is a harmony parallel with nature.”- Paul Cezanne

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 and South and North America. Paralititan, Dreadnoughtus and Suuwassea are three dinosaurs Jason has worked on. All three were new to science when discovered and two are supermassive titanosaurs. Jason 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 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.