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The Green Sketching Handbook: Relax, Unwind and Reconnect with Nature
'A warm and inspiring invitation to put down our phones, pick up a pencil and start really looking at the beauty all around us.' - Kathy Clugston, presenter of Gardeners' Question Time
Learn to let go of your worries and lose yourself in nature with this practical guide to sketching for pleasure, not perfection.
Most of us know that creativity and time outdoors are good for our wellbeing, yet so many of us struggle to find the time or motivation to step away from our screens. But there’s a solution! Combining quick and easy exercises with the latest research on nature connection, wellbeing and creativity, The Green Sketching Handbook will inspire you to pick up a pencil and get started.
Inspired by her own journey from climate scientist who hadn't tried drawing since childhood to artist and nature lover, Dr Ali Foxon will show you how to embrace your wobbly lines, unhook from a fear of criticism and create a habit that makes you feel good, not inadequate. You will learn more about yourself and your unique relationship with nature, finding out what brings you comfort and joy. Best of all, you'll create vivid and evocative memories of all your outdoor adventures, big and small, even if you’re convinced you can’t draw.
Learn to let go of your worries and lose yourself in nature with this practical guide to sketching for pleasure, not perfection.
Most of us know that creativity and time outdoors are good for our wellbeing, yet so many of us struggle to find the time or motivation to step away from our screens. But there’s a solution! Combining quick and easy exercises with the latest research on nature connection, wellbeing and creativity, The Green Sketching Handbook will inspire you to pick up a pencil and get started.
Inspired by her own journey from climate scientist who hadn't tried drawing since childhood to artist and nature lover, Dr Ali Foxon will show you how to embrace your wobbly lines, unhook from a fear of criticism and create a habit that makes you feel good, not inadequate. You will learn more about yourself and your unique relationship with nature, finding out what brings you comfort and joy. Best of all, you'll create vivid and evocative memories of all your outdoor adventures, big and small, even if you’re convinced you can’t draw.
- GenresNatureArtNonfiction
200 pages, Paperback
Published April 16, 2024
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December 10, 2022
I think this is a great book for absolute beginners who want to start their artistic journey in nature.
August 30, 2025
The author would like to start a movement to get more people outside sketching. I am sold. Through simple practice exercises to help a reader begin to focus on truly seeing, she helps change the focus of sketching from producing a fully realized art work to just doodling while in nature. The pressure is off! I like how she describes what her idea of green sketching is NOT. Especially good for people who may have the ingrained belief from school days that they cannot draw. Everyone can pay attention, look closely, and make a wiggly doodle to record their observations. And doing this often may improve one's drawing and doodling too.
May 11, 2022
A nice, low-pressure way to introduce nature and drawing into your everyday life.
October 3, 2023
A nice introduction to green sketching.
August 15, 2024
Really lovely book, very accessible with great tips for going out and giving green sketching a go.
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