* Recommended books and DVDs on nature, nature journaling, botanical illustration, field sketching, field guides and more
This has become a category all its own...a wonderful discipline and the best way to learn about nature that I know. I've kept a nature journal for upwards of 25 years; here are some of my best companions along the way. (Those that don't have prices are only available from aftermarket sellers--click on the image to find how to purchase them.)
Beginning Watercolor JournalingThe Wild Mammals of MissouriA Trail Through Leaves: The Journal as a Path to Place
Beginning Watercolor Journaling
$29.95
Gay Kraeger and Christina Lopp make journaling EASY...Gay's a correspondent on the popular Sketching in Nature blog, and it's ...
The Wild Mammals of Missouri
by Charles Walsh Schwartz
$43.83
This book has been one of the treasures of my personal library since I was a kid...who knew there was a new edition!
A Trail Through Leaves: The Journal as a Pa...
by Hannah Hinchman
$12.21
My friend Hannah Hinchman wrote and illustrated this elegant, beautiful book...it's a must-have on my bookshelf.
Creating Nature in Watercolor: An Artist's GuideThe Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Nature, Revised EditionThe Sierra Club Guide to Painting in Nature (Sierra Club Books Publication)
Creating Nature in Watercolor: An Artist's ...
by Cathy Johnson

This is my newest book from North Light--it's gotten wonderful reviews, and I'm very pleased with its reception!
The Sierra Club Guide to Sketching in Natur...
by Cathy Johnson
$15.30
My first book for Sierra Club--wonderful reviews and a wonderful experience, writing it. It covers a variety of techniques an...
The Sierra Club Guide to Painting in Nature...
by Cathy Johnson
$29.95
This book was a delight to work on...painting on the spot is challenging and healing, and teaches us to really look at what is...
Little Things in a Big Country: An Artist and Her Dog on the Rocky Mountain FrontMuriel Foster's Fishing DiaryKeeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole New Way of Seeing the World Around You
Little Things in a Big Country: An Artist a...
by Hannah Hinchman
$12.21
What a wonderful book--and I would say that if it were NOT written by a friend. Beautifully illustrated, beautifully observed...
Muriel Foster's Fishing Diary
by Muriel Foster

This is one of my all-time favorite books in this category--I have an older edition, but it's a pleasure to look at the sketch...
Keeping a Nature Journal: Discover a Whole ...
by Clare Walker Leslie
$12.89
A how-to book that inspires and enlightens at the same time...Clare Walker Leslie's got the eye for nature.
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