John Muir Lawss guide to drawing birds is itself winged soaring between a devotion not only to art but also to the lives forms and postures of the birds themselves.amp10Here artistic technique and the exquisite details of natural history intertwine and drawing becomes the vehicle for seeing. As Laws writes amp34To draw feathers you must understand how feathers grow overlap and insert into the body. To create the body you must have an understanding of the birds skeletal structure. To pose this skeleton you must be able to perceive the energy intention and life of the bird.amp34amp10This howto guide will perfect the technique of serious artists but also perhaps more importantly it will provide guidance for those who insist they canamp8217t draw. Leading the mind and hand through a series of detailed exercises Laws delivers what he promises that amp34drawing birds opens you to the beauty of the world.amp34 An Audubon Book.amp10More journaling titles by John Muir Lawsamp10amp10The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journalingamp10How to Teach Nature Journalingamp10The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journalingamp10