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Tumamoc Sketchbook

Art & Science on Tumamoc Hill, Tucson's sacred mountain.

Category: Sketchbook

scanned mesquite beans

August 15, 2020May 11, 2021

The unbearable lightness of beans

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June 17, 2020May 11, 2021

Summer sketchings

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Visualizing Tumamoc Hill in a 3D map form.

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

Visualizing Tumamoc (Part 2)

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Tucson Catalinas storm from Tumamoc Hill by Nick Georgiou

April 12, 2020April 12, 2020

Tumamoc on our mind

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3D map sketch of Tumamoc Hill in Tucson Arizona

March 30, 2020March 31, 2020

Visualizing Tumamoc (Part 1)

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March 27, 2020March 27, 2020

March musings in Tumamoc’s shadow

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March 3, 2020March 27, 2020

Brittlebush ascending

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pencil sketch for a Sonoran Desert Panorama, by Paul Mirocha

March 28, 2018March 31, 2018

The Tumamoc Art & Science Course

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Saguaro flower stages, pastel by Meredith Milstead.

July 31, 2013August 16, 2013

Meredith Milstead

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scanned winter annual plants from Tumamoc

April 24, 2013May 26, 2013

Knee Flowers

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Gila Monster

April 20, 2013April 20, 2013

Gila Monster!

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Plot 8_ Meredith Milstead

March 6, 2013March 13, 2013

Sunday Afternoon

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Meredith Milstead's rattler drawing

June 23, 2012June 26, 2012

We Find a Snake

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Paul's sketchbook

November 29, 2011

Sketchers Outlet

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brittlebush by Paul

October 31, 2011October 31, 2011

First Tumamoc Field-Sketching Session

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prickly pear fruit

July 15, 2011October 15, 2011

Rainy Moon

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watercolor-fallen saguaro fruit

June 30, 2011October 15, 2011

Fruit from the Sky

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first sketchbook page

June 29, 2011October 15, 2011

Rear Window

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This site is maintained by Paul Mirocha, Artist-in-Residence at the Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill, which is owned by the University of Arizona. On the Hill, a small group of artists and invited creatives of all kinds create projects and collaborate with scientists to expand understanding and appreciation of the beauty of the Sonoran Desert region.

The Tumamoc Sketchbook is a record of these ideas and projects. Subscribe to stay informed.

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