Johnson, Cathy: - Cathy Johnson has written more than thirty-five books, many on art and natural history. She was a contributing editor, writer, and illustrator for Watercolor Artist for over a decade and has written regular columns for that magazine, as well as The Artist's Magazine and Country Living. She started the popular group blog Sketching in Nature (naturesketchers.blogspot.com), as well as a Facebook group that grew from this book (https: //www.facebook.com/groups/artists.journal.workshop), where she is also active. She also teaches online workshops at www.cathyjohnson.info and runs the blog Cathy Johnson Fine Art Galleries (cathyjohnsonart.blogspot.com). Her blog Artist's Journal Workshop (artistsjournalworkshop.blogspot.com) expands on topics and contributors featured in this book. Johnson lives and works in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, with her husband and cats.