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SUMMARY:Birding and Art at Tucson Bird Alliance’s Mason Center with Donito Burgess and Russell Kahn
DESCRIPTION:Thursday, October 29, 2026, 8am-10am\n$60 per person\nInstruction/Outing begins at 8am, ends at 10am\nTrip Difficulty: Easy. Will involve a short walk on well packed, flat paths. Bathroom on-site.\nThe Mason Center is located in NW Tucson in the middle of pristine saguaro-ironwood habitat which is visited by 132 species of birds as well as many iconic desert mammals and reptiles. Feeding and water stations, as well as pollinator and habitat gardens surrounding the facilities support seasonal and year-round populations of wildlife. Coffee and pastries will be available while we enjoy the birds and art instruction. Loaner binoculars are available upon request. Limited to 12 participants.\nParticipants will learn how to capture what they see on paper from nature. They will focus on the flora and/or fauna around the center and do sketches in black and white, and do a longer work in oil pastel.  The instructor will cover demos on how to use line, value and composition as well as color with layering and creating color wheel and monochromatic scales. I will do a demo on how to capture a plein air scene from nature.\n\n\n\nSupplies:\n\n\nDrawing paper or sketch book approx. (9 x 12)\n\n\nDrawing Pencils (4B-6B)\n\n\nKneaded eraser\n\n\nOil Pastel (Cray Pas Expressionist ) at least 16 colors , Cray Pas Junior. Set , at least 16 colors\n\n\nCanson Mi-Teintes – Black Paper, or a variety pack of different neutral colors (9 x 12)\n\n\nBaby Wipes (to clean hands)\n\n\nFolding chair\n\n\nhat/water\n\n\nDrawing board\n\n\n\n\nLimited to 12 participants.\nLeader: Donito Burgess (dburgess@tucsonbirds.org ( dburgess@tucsonbirds.org )) and Russell Kahn\nHeader Image: Hummingbird by Laura Milkins\nBody Image: Cactus Wren by Laura Milkins\n\n
URL:https://tucsonbirds.org/?mec-events=birdingandart10-29-26
ORGANIZER;CN=Donito Burgess:MAILTO:dburgess@tucsonbirds.org
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Field Trip
LOCATION:3835 W Hardy Rd. Tucson, AZ 85742
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