SI Studio Groups

 

Summer Drawing Classes Explore Form and Tonal Values

Our fearless Level 3 adult sketchers further advanced their observational skills while sketching from plaster casts such as eyes, faces, and hands. They also drew from a deer skull and flowers and experimented...

Concept Sketching: Middle and High Schoolers Gather in New SI Groups

We're excited about our new Concept Sketching workshops now offered at the Scribbles Institute studio/classroom. Shown above are Level 2 middle schoolers Hannah and Megan, both interested in exploring...

Objects of Desire to Draw

Adult sketchers, Levels 2 and 3, enjoy using our new studio/classroom for a 4-week course of intensive object drawing. The drawing classes take place in the afternoons and evenings and challenge...
Expression Session Winter Highlights
We had a wonderful mix of Level 1 and Level 3 adult sketchers complete this winter's Expression Session. Students who started...
SI Youth Sketchers Go Big!
Our SI youth sketching crew took their charcoal skills to huge scale with powerful results. In typical fashion, this stellar...



Spontaneous Pastel Combustion
What happens when four very creative middle and high school sketchers have a half hour,  a box of pastels, and freedom to express...
SI Adult Sketchers Take it to the Next Level
From Level 1 beginners to advanced Level 3 students, our diligent adult students continue to make remarkable progress in learning...



SI Youth Sketchers: Let’s Face It!
Before the winter holidays our youth sketching crew participated in a 4-week course introducing the basics of drawing realistic...
“Look for the big shapes; then block them in.”
Even though students may tire of hearing these words, I use them often during lessons in observational drawing.  They are,...



SI Youth Sketchers Excel at Eye/Hand Coordination
"Okay, today we're going to try a college-level lesson." An awkward silence followed my attempt at levity, but these fearless...
Fear of Drawing? Let Your Inner Kid Be With You
After the first evening of our Level 1 adult drawing class, a couple of students admitted they almost didn't come in the door....



Budding Concept Artists Enjoy Summer Drawing Classes
If your kids enjoy drawing cartoon characters they should be hanging with this creative crew. Our Level 3, middle/high school...
Lively Bring-Your-Own-Object Drawing Session
Bring Your Own Object was the theme for an uber-creative morning of Level 3 drawing by our youth sketchers. Hannah's iPod...