To Draw Nature, Pick Up a Pencil and Really Look With a few basic tips you can begin to draw the creatures around you, and remember the joy they bring.

"Every drawing or watercolor is a new experience and experiment," Roberta Avidor said. She also advised keeping supplies simple and portable — and expectations reasonable.

Drawing what you see in nature along with your perceptions and feelings about the world around you — it's called nature journaling — is one of the best ways to connect with the outdoors, said ...

We asked 12 professional artists about the pencils they use for sketching, doodling, laying out, and putting the finishing touches on their artwork. Their picks include Staedtler, BIC Mechanical ...