Phyllis Northup (right) explains sketching techniques
Betty Gatewood, Park Ranger, explains the schedule
Hiking to our Sketch Location
Participants in Big Meadows
Quick sketches done by seminar participants
Big Meadow-Shenandoah National Park
The “Celebrating Wilderness Through Art” Seminar that I attended yesterday was delightful!
The group of about 25 met at Byrd Visitor Center (milepost 51) and were warmly welcomed by the staff of Shenandoah National Park as well as by our seminar leaders Betty Gatewood and Phyllis Northup.
We were given an overview of the Wilderness Act which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The seminar was offered as part of that celebration.
The focus of the day was on the “How and Why of Journaling Nature”. The leaders did an excellent job in such a short time to focus on seeing and sketching as well as recording what we see, feel, hear and smell as we view nature.
We spent time sketching out in the middle of Big Meadows, recording colors and sights.
Hiking to the location to sketch gave us the opportunity to see small bits of nature that we sometime forget to slow down and take in.
Sketching is a wonderful way to slow down and see!
The Studio 