Category Archives: Science

Night, the Jungle, And You

Posted on December 31, 2009 by

New Year’s Eve is a time for looking back on the year. It’s been a remarkably good one as a matter of fact, with a lot of highlights for just short 12 months. I wish I could give you each … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure!, Art, Artists, bird art, birding, birds, Drawing, Environment, field sketching, Nature, Science, Sketching, travel, tropics, Wildlife | 8 Comments

Panama’s Big Tree Comes to Oklahoma

Posted on September 17, 2009 by

The Big Tree is coming to town. As part of Drawing the Motmot, An Artist’s View of Tropical Nature (please see the sidebar), it’s going up on the wall at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in all … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure!, museums, Nature, Oklahoma, Panama, rainforest, Science, travel, tropics | 13 Comments

Drawing on My Notes

Posted on July 11, 2009 by

Over 100 degrees for a couple of weeks, things start to cook, including my mind. My potted plumeria has grown fresh leaves in the lurid heat; box turtles and tree frogs, disoriented, are wandering the deck and climbing the glass … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure!, Drawing, Environment, Evolution, field sketching, museums, Nature, nature journaling, Panama, rainforest, random speculation, Science, self-indulgence, Sketching, travel, tropics, Wildlife | 9 Comments