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Nature-Inspired Art

Due to COVID-19 we were not able to hold our summertime Highland Wonders field trips. But never fear! Artists have shared techniques, instructions and their artistic process by video so that you can watch, enjoy, learn and, if you like, create nature inspired art right in your own back yard. Many thanks to Ken Vander Stoep, Claudia Makeyev, Sadie and Emma Hanley and Owen and Andrew Weddle for inspiring us to observe nature and to create!

https://youtu.be/9jy-A-w1geA
Oil Pastels with Ken Vander Stoep: a guided lesson in color technique and the use of oil pastels to create a work in the style of American artist, Georgia O’Keeffe.
https://youtu.be/hHOjHwfLfow
Scientific Illustration: professional scientific illustrator, Claudia Makeyev, shares her process and techniques for creating accurate depictions of creatures using scientific literature, measurement and watercolors.
https://youtu.be/9ypjQEliQ0k
FOR KIDS! Shadow Art: kids ages 7-12 demonstrate how to create colorful abstractions of shadows they find outdoors.
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