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Drawing and Painting Birds with Chris Selin

Watercolor Painting of a Finch by Chris Selin, shown with permission

Are you captivated by the forms and movements of birds? Tap into your creative side as you explore the world of flight and color.

Join artist Chris Selin as we explore the world of birds at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, Vermont. You will study the museum’s skeleton and feather collections, Bob Spear’s dioramas, and also follow the movements of birds as you visit bird feeders. This workshop will touch briefly on anatomy before exploring various art materials, types of birds, and their movements.

The cost of the workshop includes admission to the Bird of Vermont Museum for the entire day!

Davis Studio will supply sketch and watercolor paper, graphite pencils, watercolor pencils, watercolors, palettes, and brushes. Students can bring their own sketchbooks and any other art materials they wish to use.

Optional/Recommended : phone with camera or camera and water bottle, lunch, and snacks.

Cost : $75 / session
Register at https://www.hisawyer.com/davis-studio/schedules/activity-set/1883327?source=camps

Register for one or both sessions:

  • Saturday, June 27 • 10am-1pm
  • Tuesday, August 18 • 10am – 1pm

Questions about this workshop or supplies? Please email Adult Program Director Kat Lawlis : klawlis@davisstudiovt.com

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July 2025 events

Grandfather and grandchild exploring for butterflies

Well, we have a “happenin’ summer!”

Arts events are the big focus in July, with a concert, a workshop, and a reception. If you need something a bit more detailed, try the Butterfly and Big Walk. If you want quiet reflection, there’s another Forest Sit. Need to stomp some feet? Drop by the Blues for Breakfast concert at the Huntington Rec Field.

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=== JULY EVENTS ===

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Great Blue Heron (scaled) (August Woodcarving Seminar)

Great Blue Heron carved in wood and painted (scaled smaller than life). The Heron is standing/mounted on a piece of log, and placed in the wetlands exhibit at the Birds of Vermont Museum

From August 20 – 22, the Birds of Vermont Museum is hosting the Green Mountain Woodcarvers’ annual three-day seminar.

Matt Strong and Bob Lindemann will teach the course; Matt will cover the carving and Bob will assist with the texturing and painting. Due to the Heron’s small size, the class is suitable for both novice and more experienced carvers.
If you are interested in taking the class, visit http://greenmountainwoodcarvers.org/class/class.html and follow the instructions there for more details and to register. We are expecting the class to fill quickly!

Great Blue Heron carved in wood and painted (scaled smaller than life). The Heron is standing/mounted on a piece of log, and placed in the wetlands exhibit at the Birds of Vermont Museum

Great Blue Heron carved in wood and painted (scaled smaller than life). The Heron is standing/mounted on a piece of log, and placed in the wetlands exhibit at the Birds of Vermont Museum

If you are interested, please let visit the GMWC website to sign up, so Matt and Bob will know how many blanks to prepare and order supplies.

To become a member of the Green Mountain Wood Carvers, visit http://greenmountainwoodcarvers.org/membershippage.html

To become a member of the Birds of Vermont Museum, visit https://birdsofvermont.org/membership

This event is part of the Festival of Woodcarving.

A Naturalist’s Guide to Drawing and Painting Birds (August)

Watercolor Painting of a Finch by Chris Selin, shown with permission

Explore the beauty of nature through art in this workshop at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, VT. We will be tapping into the rich resource of Bob Spear’s dioramas and the museum’s natural history library to draw and paint birds in their natural habitats. Touching on bird anatomy and reflecting on habitats, we will use watercolor and colored pencils for our artworks.  3–hour workshop (Includes all materials)

Instructor: Chris Selin, an instructor with the Davis Studio, and one of the Museum’s exhibiting artists.

Register with the Davis Studio at https://davisstudiovt.com/product/a-naturalists-guide-to-drawing-and-painting-birds-summer-2025/

Time: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Location: Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Rd, Huntington, VT 05462

The workshop will begin with observing and sketching skeletons, feathers, and colors from the collection. Then, the Instructor will demonstrate techniques using watercolor, watercolor pencils, and regular colored pencils. Studio time will allow students to complete a realistic bird composition.

Davis Studio will supply sketch and watercolor paper, graphite pencils, watercolor pencils, watercolors, palettes, and brushes. Students will provide their own sketchbooks and any other art materials they wish to use. Optional/Recommended : phone with camera or camera and water bottle, lunch, and snacks.

Questions about this workshop or supplies? Please email Adult Program Director Kat Lawlis : klawlis@davisstudiovt.com

 

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June 2025 events

A green June Vermont landscape showing a tree branch at the top, shading the viewer, then a meadow of ferns in the fore- and midground, with forest in the background, and a forested hill beyond that. Photo by Erin Talmage for the Birds of Vermont Museum, and used with permission.

Welcome to our late spring and early summer events! We’ll walk and bird, sit in the forest, explore art, and maybe even try whittling and wood carving.

The trails are open from sunrise to sunset, every day—we recommend using the south trails (Spear, Discovery, Story) rather than Gale’s, Pop’s, or Bob’s, thanks to flooding last July. Trail maps and more information are available on our website, and are posted at the museum and at trail kiosks as well.

=== JUNE EVENTS ===

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A Naturalist’s Guide to Drawing and Painting Birds (July)

Colored pencil illustration of ducklings by Chris Selin

Explore the beauty of nature through art in this workshop at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, VT. We will be tapping into the rich resource of Bob Spear’s dioramas and the museum’s natural history library to draw and paint birds in their natural habitats. Touching on bird anatomy and reflecting on habitats, we will use watercolor and colored pencils for our artworks.  3–hour workshop (Includes all materials)

Instructor: Chris Selin, an instructor with the Davis Studio, and one of the Museum’s exhibiting artists.

Two options:
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 : Register for July 8
or Saturday, August 9, 2025: Register for August 9

Time: 10 a.m.–1 p.m.

Location: Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Rd, Huntington, VT 05462

The workshop will begin with observing and sketching skeletons, feathers, and colors from the collection. Then, the Instructor will demonstrate techniques using watercolor, watercolor pencils, and regular colored pencils. Studio time will allow students to complete a realistic bird composition.

Davis Studio will supply sketch and watercolor paper, graphite pencils, watercolor pencils, watercolors, palettes, and brushes. Students will provide their own sketchbooks and any other art materials they wish to use. Optional/Recommended : phone with camera or camera and water bottle, lunch, and snacks.

Questions about this workshop or supplies? Please email Adult Program Director Kat Lawlis : klawlis@davisstudiovt.com

 

¾ Mallard Drake (August Woodcarving Seminar)

Two woodcarvings of mallards, a female (hen) and a drake. They are decoy-style, with detailed painting of their plumage. Image courtesy the Green Mountain Woodcarvers.

From August 14 – 16, the Birds of Vermont Museum is hosting the Green Mountain Woodcarvers’ annual three-day seminar. This year, carvers will carve a ¾-scale Mallard drake.

Matt Strong and Bob Lindemann will teach the course; Matt will cover the carving and Bob will assist with the painting. Each carver will have the option of creating the pieces from a simple working decoy, an antique piece, a smoothie, or a more detailed wildfowl carving.

If you are interested in taking the class, visit http://greenmountainwoodcarvers.org/class/class.html and follow the instructions there for more details and to register. The three-day course fee is $120 plus materials. Contact them soon as they need time to prepare blanks.

To become a member of the Green Mountain Wood Carvers, visit http://greenmountainwoodcarvers.org/membershippage.html

To become a member of the Birds of Vermont Museum, visit https://birdsofvermont.org/membership

And more about Mallards: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/

This event is part of the Festival of Woodcarving.

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