Drawing to Learn in the Field: A Nature Journaling Workshop

Spend a full day with author and naturalist Roseann Hanson in a hands-on workshop that will help you start or grow your nature journaling practice. We’ll start indoors, where Roseann will show you easy ways to observe, sketch, and record what you notice in nature. This workshop is for all experience levels - no drawing experience is required.

After the morning session, we’ll go outside to practice drawing and learning in the beautiful area around the historic Groom Creek Schoolhouse. This spot, set in a ponderosa pine forest south of Prescott, is filled with pines, junipers, Gambel oaks, grasses, and wildflowers. It’s a perfect place to slow down, look closely, and put what you see on paper.

With lots of guided time outdoors, you’ll see how sketching, writing, and curiosity can help you connect more deeply with nature. By the end of the day, you’ll have useful skills, a fresh way of looking at the world, and the confidence to keep journaling on your own.

What: Full-Day Nature Journaling Workshop

Where: Groom Creek Schoolhouse

When: Sunday, April 19th, 2026

Time: 10am - 4pm

Cost: $80

Details: Bring lunch, water, a journal, and writing utensils. We will have limited shared supplies for the group. The full supply list will be emailed to registered guests. There are pit toilets at the facility.

Roseann Hanson has been keeping a field journal for over 40 years, and she taught herself to field sketch and watercolor in the last 8 years. She is the author of numerous natural history books, and more recently two field sketching books: Nature Journaling for a Wild Life, an eight-week guide to getting started nature journaling and sketching, and Master of Field Arts, a deeper dive into becoming a lifelong naturalist and field artist.

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Groom Creek Schoolhouse, 64 South Senator Highway, Prescott, United States

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