August 23, 2023 3:25 a.m.

The Umpqua Valley Audubon Society and the Roseburg Public Library will have a Facebook live streaming event with Oregon artist Ram Papish on Wednesday, September 6th at 6:30 p.m.

A library release said Papish will present “Using Art to Capture the Personality of Birds” It’s a forty-minute discussion about how he combines his education in fine art with experience working as a field biologist to create artistic and accurate wildlife images.

Papish has illustrated interpretive panels for the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management, among others. He has written and illustrated two children’s books: “The Little Fox: An Alaska Adventure” and “The Little Seal: An Alaska Adventure”. His illustrations have appeared in many books and publications as well.

A moderated question and answer session will follow the presentation. Questions may be submitted before the event to library staff at: library@cityofroseburg.org. Viewers who have a Facebook account may post questions during the event by commenting on the live stream.

View the live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/roseburglibrary