Birding Festivals in the Adirondacks:
2014 Great Adirondack Birding Celebration
Bird Sketching Workshop
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Sheri Amsel: Heron (Acrylic)
Saturday, 7 June 2014,
10:30 AM to noon
Saturday, 7 June 2014, 1:00 to 2:30 PM
Free for GABC registrants & Friends of the VIC. $15 a la carte.
Spend 90-minutes with author, illustrator, and naturalist, Sheri Amsel, to develop a deeper understanding of birds by drawing them. Sheri will talk briefly about bird habitats, size, beak shape, perching stances, flight patterns, and calls. Then with easy-to-follow directions, you will learn to draw 20 local birds, giving you a new familiarity with the shape and profile of the birds you know. If weather (and drawing time) permits, the class will step outside for a few minutes at the end of class to view some of the birds you learned to draw. Bring your favorite sketchpad and pencils (though there will be paper and pencils available for in class sketching). This class is appropriate for adults and teen birders. (The class is a bit too challenging for children).
Sheri’s books will be available for sale before and after class. You can also order ahead and bring the books to class on June 7th.
About Sheri Amsel: Sheri Amsel has been writing and illustrating books for seventeen years. Her life-long interest in nature and the outdoors led to degrees in botany and zoology. Combining natural science with a love for illustration, Sheri went on for a master’s degree in anatomy and biomedical illustration with an internship at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. in scientific illustration. Her work includes writing and illustrating nonfiction science and nature books for children and field guides for adults, school and library workshops, outdoor education, nature trail development, educational murals, and college teaching. She is the author of Adirondack Nature Guide, Vermont Nature Guide, 365 Ways to Live Green for Kids, The Everything Kids Environment Book, A Wetland Walk, Adirondack Alphabet, Adirondack Counting, and Drawing Adirondack Wildlife.