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Ideas for where and how to sketch in nature

June 10, 2018 at 4:07PM
Artist Roz Stendahl showed some of what she brings into the field for visual journaling.
Artist Roz Stendahl showed some of what she brings into the field for visual journaling. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Get sketching

WHERE TO GO

Look for places where you can sit, study the scenery or details, and find inspiration for a quick sketch or several hours. Some ideas:

• The Minnesota Zoo

• Como Zoo (and Conservatory)

• Stone Arch Bridge

• Chain of Lakes in Minneapolis

• Minnehaha Falls Regional Park (also home to the Minnesota School of Botanical Art)

• Gibbs Farm in St. Paul or Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista

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• Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge trails, Bloomington

DIY FIELD KIT

Keep supplies simple when sketching on location: a sturdy sketchbook, a few pencils or pens in a pouch, and an optional portable paint set with synthetic water brushes, which have squeezable barrels filled with water. Wear a cut-off segment of a sock on your wrist for rinsing colors from the brush, or use a washable bandanna. Art stores sell paint sets small enough to wear like watch, but if you have tube paints, you can make an easy homemade travel kit. Use a covered tin (empty Altoids container) and line the bottom with plastic. Repurposing an Orbitz gum tray can contain colors nicely, or use air-dry clay and a lip balm cap to create the wells.

Lisa Meyers McClintick

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