Capture the beauty and variety of plant forms with pencil and paper in this online workshop with artist and educator Erica Beade. Participants will explore botanical drawing techniques through close observation and practice with contour, gesture, foreshortening...
Rebecca Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School, Co-chair, Harvard University Presidential Committee on Sustainability
In this online workshop with artist and educator Erica Beade, participants will explore the versatile medium of colored pencil as they capture the form and beauty of botanicals. After discussing materials and techniques and looking at examples, each participant will experiment with drawing botanical subjects of their own...
Javier Ortega-Hernández, Assistant Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology; Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
Earth is home to a vast diversity of organisms that collectively define the modern biosphere. How did...
Students will examine 3D models of frog specimens from the Museum of Comparative Zoology collections in order to observe and understand adaptations that reflect the environment in which they evolved, and to propose how the process of evolution through natural selection resulted in each species’ morphology.
Session is free but a refundable deposit of $50 is required.
Celebrate National Fossil Day—a celebration organized by the National Park Service—by taking a closer look at museum fossils with Harvard paleontologists. What can we see on ancient seafloors? How do modern animals help us understand extinct animals? What...
Jay Haigler, Master Scuba Diver Trainer, Professional Association of Diving Instructors; Scientific Diver and Diving Safety Officer, National Association of Black Scuba Divers, Foundation; Board Member and Lead Instructor, Diving with...
In this online workshop with artist and educator Erica Beade, participants will explore the versatile medium of colored pencil as they capture the form and beauty of botanicals. After discussing materials and techniques and looking at examples, each participant will experiment with drawing botanical subjects of their own...
