About Robin
Robin Lee Carlson is a natural science illustrator and the author of The Cold Canyon Fire Journals. She builds careful observations of the natural world into deeper commentary on ecology and climate change, and her work centers on field sketching ecoreportage, living documentation of the ever-accelerating transformation of ecosystems by human activity. Her work has also appeared in The Common, the literary journal of Amherst College, and in Arnoldia, the magazine of the Harvard University Arboretum. She teaches online and in-person workshops that combine drawing, painting, and natural history.
Robin is one of the 2024 recipients of the Fireline Fellowship, part of the Long-Term Ecological Reflections Program in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon.
https://robinleecarlson.com/
https://www.instagram.com/anthropocenesketchbook/
Field Sketching Galls
A Field Journal Sketching Experience with Robin Carlson
Part 2: Galls in Willow, Manzanita, Alder, and Rose – Monday, March 24, 2025 – 7 to 8:30pm (Eastern)
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: $30 per session
The daVinci Pursuit is pleased to welcome illustrator and author Robin Carlson to our second series of online workshops about sketching galls in the field. In this series of two workshops, we will combine drawing, painting, and natural science. The classes will weave scientific knowledge into accessible and engaging instruction, where students actively create stories in their own artwork.
Field Sketching Galls
Robin Lee Carlson
A gall is the eye-catching result of an intricate interaction between an insect and a plant. Galls offer a peek into the often unseen relationships between species in an ecosystem, and are exciting treasures to find when out exploring in nature.
I’d like to invite you to join me for a two-part series about sketching galls in the field. The first workshop will focus on different kinds of oak galls and the wasps that form them. The second workshop will look at galls formed by other insects (and mites) on other plant species. We’ll work in ink and watercolor and try out different techniques for drawing galls and gall-forming insects. At the end of each session, there will be time to ask questions and share your work and insights.
The workshops are designed to work together to build a picture of gall diversity, but either one can also be taken as a standalone class. Registrants will be able to attend live online and will also have access to a recording of the workshop.
Made possible through the generous support of the Allen Whitehill Clowes Charitiable Foundation
