Image: The White Desert, Egypt (Image: Jonathan Hanson)

You can find all recorded sessions for past “Around the World” workshops here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/academy#aroundworldseries

Based on my series Around the World in 80 Trees (in which we spent a year traveling around the globe by region and sketching interesting, weird, iconic, or beautiful trees and tree-like plants), this is a new series. We’ll travel the world and learn as much geology as we can, plus master the art of quickly sketching rocks, fossils, and landforms!

No. 5: Africa, part 2

What you’ll need: a multi-media sketchbook or an accordion booklet to sketch each rock or landform, pen and / or pencil for our base drawings, and then watercolor or colored pencil to quickly bring them to life. A map of the continent, on which to add locations of the subjects, if desired.

TIP: sometimes I use a strip of heavy watercolor paper folded into four squares to create an “accordion” booklet to record my subjects (8 total, 4 on each side). Hint: go with larger squares, at least 4-5 inches.

When: Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 10 am Tucson, Arizona time (use a time converter to make sure you pick the right time for your time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html )

HOW: Zoom link. This session is free but for security, registration is required. Sign up >> HERE <<

Recorded: Yes, I’ll record and post here: You can find all recorded sessions for past “Around the World” workshops here: https://www.exploringoverland.com/academy#aroundworldseries