Nature Journaling Circle Membership
Monthly creative motivation all year round
Create a nature journal page every month on a specific topic, with options to draw along with what's on screen or bring your own reference materials. A range of art materials and subjects are covered.
Get personalised feedback on your work from Alex during our journal share Zoom sessions. Also join our "Read What You Like" book club and discuss your favourite nature/art books or share some of your own writing with the group!
Also includes the courses "How to Start a Nature Journal", "Painting Nature in Derwent Inktense", and "Coloured Pencil Techniques for Nature Journalers", with a combined value of £96.
Save more when you pay annually (12 months for the price of 10!)
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Annual membership
Learn to integrate birdsong into your nature journal, based on waveforms in the Merlin app. We will be using a song thrush and its varied song as an example. Live class: 29th September, 5 PM UK time.
£8
Practice lively butterfly sketches from video then work into your sketches with mixed media (ink brush pen, Inktense, and coloured pencil). Inspired by the butterfly work of artist David Measures, this method will enliven your outdoor sketching.
£8
Adding a landscape to our sketchbooks or nature journals can feel overwhelming. Inspired by David Hockney's landscapes, learn to simplify a landscape and sketch it quickly in this tutorial.
£8
Learn the fundamentals of colour theory then try mixing colours to represent a landscape or species. Contains a brief colour theory talk and demonstration, followed by some practice exercises and ideas.
£8
Choose a favourite bird or follow along with mine as I show you how to create a journal spread about a bird. We'll include different poses, the bird in flight, ideas for writing, and a habitat sketch.
£8
Learn to design and create a special journal page to celebrate spring with hand-drawn botanical designs and a quote to highlight and cherish. A step-by-step tutorial to improve your journal page layout.
£8
The day of the live tutorial changes every month to keep it fair to all members with differing commitments. All Zoom classes are within the hours of 4-8 PM UK time because my audience is primarily Europe & North America. If you are outside this region, I apologise, but I may be able to offer other times as the membership grows. Remember all classes are recorded and you can still contribute in the comments sections.
At present, I am arranging the times of the Zoom classes to suit as many founder members as possible. There is a poll for all members to answer within the Zoom library, that will help me pick the optimal time. PLEASE NOTE: All Zoom classes are within the hours of 4-8 PM UK time because my audience is primarily Europe & North America. If you are outside this region, I apologise, but may be able to offer other times as the membership grows. Remember all classes are recorded and you can still contribute in the comments sections.
Yes, of course. It is easy to cancel whenever you want to from the "Billing" page of your student profile. You are also welcome to come and go as you please, or to just buy each class separately if you prefer.
Each month has a general theme, which informs the focus of the tutorial and its associated materials. This theme is available to all, even people outside of the membership, and you can find it announced in the free community forum, the alexboonart mailing list, and on social media.
Each month has a general theme, which informs the focus of the tutorial and the discussion/co-painting hour. This theme is available to all, even people outside of the membership, and you can find it announced in the free community forum and on social media.
Please take a look at the Nature Journaling Circle Community Support Scheme link below. You can claim a free place for a month to watch all the content and join two Zoom sessions. This is supported by my Patreon, so if you'd like to contribute there, that is also an option. There is also lots of free inspiration in the Nature Journaling Circle community.
This is the first ever NJC session, now available for FREE (NOTE you will be added to a mailing list)