April 21, 2009
In Partnership with Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Learn to make quick sketches of the natural world inspired by the surroundings of Shangri La. Amelia Wiggins, Educator, Public Programs at the Stark Museum of Art will demonstrate techniques for recording plant forms. Fill the pages of your favorite sketch book with drawings, rubbings, and prints; then enjoy a nature-themed tour of the Stark Museum of Art to see the art of famous naturalist, John James Audubon. Participants must bring their own sketch book of unlined paper. Meet at Shangri La at the Admissions Window. Registration required. To register, please contact Shangri La at 409.670.9799. Maximum 20 people.
John James Audubon (1785-1851) artist
Robert Havell, Jr. (1793-1878), engraver
Mountain Mockingbird and Varied Thrush 1837, engraving and aquatint on paper, hand-colored
91.100.26
The bird that Audubon and others of his time called the Mountain Mocking-bird is today identified as the Sage Thrasher. Audubon drew this bird from a single specimen procured in the Rocky Mountains by John Kirk Townsend. In his text, Audubon quoted another naturalist who described encountering this bird in the West and hearing "the cheering song of this delightful species, whose notes considerably resemble those of the Brown Thrush, with some of the imitative powers of the Mocking-bird."
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