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Holiday Sketch Party! Learn to Draw Pine Cones and Branches with John Muir Laws: 12/1/2025

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PLUS live musical interludes by Anne Chadwick and Beth Kelley Gillogly.

Live online class: Monday, 12/1/2025, 4:30-6:30pm Pacific time.* All levels welcome!

FREE but registration required. Suggested donation: $25. NOTE: Please CHECK OUT after you click Add to Cart, or your registration will not be recorded. This is required even if you register for free. Look for the cart in the upper right corner of your screen. We will email you the link to join the class by 11/28/25.

Get into the holiday spirit and put in some "pencil miles" at this fun class with John Muir Laws on drawing and painting pinecones, branches, and needles. A widely respected artist, educator, author, and nature journaler for more than 40 years, John Muir Laws (a.k.a. Jack) will help you learn to see and understand the complex geometry of a pine cone, which will empower you to make quick and accurate sketches as well as more detailed drawings. Jack will also explore pine/fir branches and needles and share tips and techniques on how to draw them in a foreshortened view so your sketch looks like what you see when you look into the branches of a tree. You could even use your new skills to paint homemade holiday cards for friends and family!

BONUS: The class will include special live holiday musical interludes brought to you by two musical members of the nature journaling community: guitarist Anne Chadwick and vocalist and ukulele player Beth Kelley Gillogly.

This class is a fundraiser for the Wild Wonder Foundation, and Jack, Anne, and Beth are donating their time. Thank you for making a donation when you register.

Don’t miss it! “Yule” be SO glad you came to this fun and joyful class!

*Can’t make it live? No worries—sign up and we’ll send you a link to the recording by 12/12/25.

All images in this store item are by JOHN MUIR LAWS.

Please make a tax-deductible donation of $25 or more if you are able, using the menu below.

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PLUS live musical interludes by Anne Chadwick and Beth Kelley Gillogly.

Live online class: Monday, 12/1/2025, 4:30-6:30pm Pacific time.* All levels welcome!

FREE but registration required. Suggested donation: $25. NOTE: Please CHECK OUT after you click Add to Cart, or your registration will not be recorded. This is required even if you register for free. Look for the cart in the upper right corner of your screen. We will email you the link to join the class by 11/28/25.

Get into the holiday spirit and put in some "pencil miles" at this fun class with John Muir Laws on drawing and painting pinecones, branches, and needles. A widely respected artist, educator, author, and nature journaler for more than 40 years, John Muir Laws (a.k.a. Jack) will help you learn to see and understand the complex geometry of a pine cone, which will empower you to make quick and accurate sketches as well as more detailed drawings. Jack will also explore pine/fir branches and needles and share tips and techniques on how to draw them in a foreshortened view so your sketch looks like what you see when you look into the branches of a tree. You could even use your new skills to paint homemade holiday cards for friends and family!

BONUS: The class will include special live holiday musical interludes brought to you by two musical members of the nature journaling community: guitarist Anne Chadwick and vocalist and ukulele player Beth Kelley Gillogly.

This class is a fundraiser for the Wild Wonder Foundation, and Jack, Anne, and Beth are donating their time. Thank you for making a donation when you register.

Don’t miss it! “Yule” be SO glad you came to this fun and joyful class!

*Can’t make it live? No worries—sign up and we’ll send you a link to the recording by 12/12/25.

All images in this store item are by JOHN MUIR LAWS.

Please make a tax-deductible donation of $25 or more if you are able, using the menu below.

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REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS LEARN TO DRAW CLASSES WITH JOHN MUIR LAWS:

  • “This is the most wonderful online class that I have ever taken, paid or otherwise. The expertise of Jack as a teacher and artist is SO amazing. I loved every single second of this!”

  • “This is such a wonderful demonstration with lots of tips and tricks —so helpful!  BIG thank you to Jack and Wild Wonder. What a phenomenal teacher you are, Jack.”

ABOUT JOHN MUIR LAWS
John Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. John, who goes by Jack, is an award-winning naturalist, artist, scientist, and educator who has dedicated nearly four decades of his life to connecting people to nature through art and science. From an early age, his parents instilled in him a deep love and respect for nature. Over the years, that love has grown to a commitment to stewardship, nature conservation, and a passion to share the delight of exploring nature with others. As a writer, scientist, and artist, Jack has developed numerous interdisciplinary educational programs that train students to observe with rigor and to refine techniques to become intentionally curious. (See Resources.)

He is the award-winning author and illustrator of several books including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (also available in Spanish), and the Laws Field Guide to the Sierra Nevada, among other books. He is co-author with Emilie Lygren of How to Teach Nature Journaling. Learn more about John Muir Laws here.

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