Drawing Trees and Leaves: Observing and Sketching the Natural World [Paperback]

Julia Kuogrew up in Los Angeles and studied illustration and marketing at Washington University in St. Louis, where she has also taught illustration. (Most of this book was completed right by the lovely Forest Park in St. Louis.) Julia currently lives in and works out of Chicago for most of the year and Taiwan in the winter. She illustrates children's books as well as editorial pieces for newspapers and magazines. Her clients include ScienceFriday.com, theNew York Times, Hachette Books, Simon & Schuster, and Macmillan Publishers. Her illustrations have been honored inAmerican Illustration, CMYKmagazine, andCreative Quarterly. When she's not drawing, you might find her running around in a national park and looking at moss. See more of her work at www.juliakuo.com

NaturalistMichael Wojtechearned his master's in Conservation Biology from Antioch University New England. His thesis became the foundation for his bookBark: A Field Guide to Trees of the Northeast(University Press of New England, 2011). A freelance writer, educator, photographer, and illustrator, Michael's work has appeared inAmerican Forests, Northern Woodlands, and other publications. He presents lectures and workshops on the identifying characteristics, ecology, and beauty of trees for arboretums, schools, naturlóS