Sketching and Plant Identification
Held at locations in and around the Southern California area, this course is an introduction to scientific sketching and plant identification. Students are introduced to plant taxonomy and terminology. The instructor establishes a plant pallet to be studied for each location. Above all, students develop a keen sense of awareness and observation.
Instructor
David Squires
Project Location
Various
Sketching and Plant Identification
Student: Eric de la Hoya
A Brief review of my work and Reflection on David Squires Sketching class
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Sketch Compilation
Student: Grace Pan
David embarked us on a journey of creating meaningful/communicative sketches, learning about plant form + composition, and opening our eyes to what landscape architecture is truly like in the field.
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Sketchbook
Student: Calvin Mingione
A collection of field sketches completed while on site at the Getty Center, Devil Mountain Nursery, and a Los Angeles area residential project.
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Sketching & Plant ID
Student: Marilena Lewandowski
Sketching with David and the team – ‘seeing’ negative space and trying to use it in sketching plants.