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SUMMARY:Bid and win in our silent auction until November 20
DESCRIPTION:Our 2025 Raincoast Ocean Science Awards auction is live. From now until November 20\, you can shop from your favourite brands and artists. You don’t need to be attending the award ceremony to bid on and win one of these west coast treasures.  \n\n\n\nFrom outdoor gear to unforgettable experiences\, this year’s auction offers items donated to Raincoast from businesses committed to furthering ocean science and coastal conservation. \n\n\n\n100% of auction proceeds drive our mission to safeguard the lands\, waters\, and wildlife of coastal British Columbia. \n\n\n\nMake a bid\n\nLearn more
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SUMMARY:Drawing Nature Course with Alison Watt begins November 12
DESCRIPTION:Illustration by Alison Watt.\n\n\n\n\n\nHave you always wanted to learn to draw and to keep a nature journal? \n\n\n\nAlison Watt is offering this course in support of Raincoast Conservation Foundation. \n\n\n\nDrawing Nature includes three live Zoom demos\, plus notes on materials and techniques. It is designed to help you jump into drawing and painting nature. You will learn some simple techniques to help you make quick and accurate drawings. You’ll find out about different materials: pencils\, pens\, pencil crayons\, and watercolour\, to bring your drawings to life. Plants\, shells\, bones\, feathers\, stones\, trees and clouds – they can all be captured in quick sketches. Not only is drawing a wonderful way to be “in the moment” but a vivid record of travels\, hikes\, or even home. \n\n\n\nThree Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 pm\, November 12\, 19\, 26\n\n\n\nJoin Alison Watt for three live Zoom demo sessions: \n\n\n\n\nThree Wednesdays 1:00- 2:30 pm\, November 12\, 19\, 26.\n\n\n\nAll sessions will be recorded and available until December 15.\n\n\n\n\nRegistration is now open. \n\n\n\nThis course has a value of $175 CAN; In lieu of a registration fee\, please donate what you can to Raincoast Conservation Foundation. \n\n\n\nRegister now\n\nDonate now\n\n\n\n\n\nAlison Watt is an artist and naturalist who has kept nature journals for over 40 years.She is also a writer. In her book The Last Island\, a Naturalist’s Sojourn on Triangle Island\, she combined her vivid nature writing with watercolours. \n\n\n\nHer work has appeared in Art for an Oil Free Coast\, and in a recent retrospective of the Group of Seven (naturalist/artists) “Drawing Connections” at the Centre for the Salish Sea. \n\n\n\nShe has been teaching art for over 30 years. With Covid\, she developed an online teaching practice which has grown to include thousands of followers from all over the world. \n\n\n\nFind out more: www.alisonwatt.ca
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