Art of Nature School

Chapter 1 Overview : Enrich Your Artistic Future

How to develop your Artist Identity Statement & refine your Portfolio

How to Develop your Identity Statement

How to arrange your portfolio and select plant specimens for drawing

Chapter 2 Overview - The Art of Observation

Why develop your drawing skills

Introduction to Journaling

Introduction to Art Lessons

Art Materials List

Lesson 01. Measured Drawing

Measured Drawing Transfer

Measured Drawing - overview of lesson

Measured Drawing - transcript of lesson

Lesson 02. Tonal Drawing

Tonal Drawing - overview of lesson

Tonal Drawing - transcript of lesson

Lesson 03. Botany for Artists

Introduction to Plant Classification

Botany of Flowers

Botany of Leaves

Introduction to Reading a Plant Key

Botany of Strawberries

Botany of Figs

Lesson 04. Perspective Drawing

Perspective Drawing - overview of lesson

Perspective Drawing - transcript of lesson

Lesson 05. Colour Mixing Theory

Colour Mixing Guide

Colour Mixing Theory - overview of lesson

Colour Mixing Theory - transcript of lesson

Lesson 06. Watercolour Painting Techniques. Part 1. Wet Washes & Dry Brush

Watercolour Painting Techniques. Part 2. Tips & tricks.

Watercolour Painting Techniques Wet & Dry - overview of lesson

Watercolour Painting Techniques Wet & Dry - transcript of lesson

Chapter 3 Overview - The Art of Seeing Nature

An introduction to the SciArt Connectivity Web.

Examining an Ancient Landscape at Broken Hill 01

Fowlers Gap Ark Australis

Hill End Traces of Great Southern Rifting

Hill End Abstraction & Geology

Impressions at Fowlers Gap numbers 1, 2 & 3

Art of Natural Systems Connectivity Web SciArt Version

Art of Natural Systems Connectivity Web template for students to develop

How to Create a Connectivity Web on a Walk at Wave Rock Part 1

How to Create a Connectivity Web on a Walk at Wave Rock Part 2

How to create the foundations for your own Connectivity Web

Beginning a Practice Run Artist Residency

In house Artist Residency Exercise suggestions

Exercise in Connecting your art to a story of place

Chapter 4 Overview - Forging Perfect Art Projects - Solo or Group

Approaching Artist Residency Patrons - Using your art, short films and website to share your journey of discovery as an experience of your patrons natural assets

An account of how to develop a group artist field work project - Beckler's Botanical Bounty at Menindee Lakes

Museum Expeditions and how to become part of them

Fast way to grow your CV with artist residency projects

Dealing with rejection by having an abundance mentality

How to research an ecotourism business and introduce yourself to prospective patrons

Suggested compositional structure for your first contact email for proposing an Artist Residency Project to an Eco-Tourism business

Ben Beeton's story on how he grew his artist residency career

Chapter 5 Overview - Extend Your Reach & Attract More Opportunities

Why & How to Develop a Film Presentation for Prospective Patrons

Developing a Film Presentation for Prospective Patrons

Chapter 6 Overview : Artist Residency Strategies for Success

Key Ways of Connecting to Communities

Key Ways of Connecting to Communities

Approaches for Experiencing Artist Residencies to Best Effect

Time Management Tips

How to help people forget about their inhibitions when you are interviewing them

Cataloguing your Artist Residency Fieldwork

Sorting Specimens from your field trip

Chapter 7 Overview : The Art of Story Sharing

How to present your website as a story telling tool

Strategies to selling art & gaining commissions from artist residency projects

Limited Edition Prints pre Artist Residency Income Raising Strategy

Interdependency Presentation

Books (1) Digital journaling monetization

Books (2) Red List

Books (3) Kids Books series inspired by artist residency experiences

Mali's Mixing Greens - Natural & Exquisite

Celia Rosser's Banksia Green - Colour Mixing Formulae