If you asked my dogs about me, they’d say “She’s always got her nose in a sketchbook.”

What do you get with a paid membership?

✏️ Twice monthly drawing sessions & replays - Strengthen your observational skills and chat with a group of kind, supportive artists! Check out upcoming sessions and get signed up!

✏️ Unlimited access to session replays - Gone are the days of not knowing what to draw! A perfect way to loosen up and fill sketchbook pages without overthinking.

✏️ Access to the feedback forum, where you can post art to get constructive feedback from a community.

✏️ The Friday newsletter with:

• Prompts to strengthen drawing skills, loosen up, and develop your authentic style

• Mindfulness activities to acknowledge when your inner critic pops in, so you can enjoy the process of creating

• Recommendations for materials and drawing sessions to keep you excited to write, draw, and paint

• Tips for taking inspiration from real life to create authentic story ideas and illustrations for picture books and commercial art

Come and go as you please. There’s no pressure to stay forever - you can hop back down to a free subscription at any time.

What do you get with a free membership?

✏️ The Friday newsletter with:

• drawing prompts to strengthen skills, loosen up, and develop your authentic style;

• mindfulness activities to quiet your inner critic, so you can enjoy the process of creating

• recommendations for materials and activities to keep you excited to practice!

My sessions are a safe space.

Sessions and paid content are available at no cost if you are a:

• BIPOC artist

• member of the LGBTQ+ community

If you identify with one or more of the above, please message me for access with “DRAWING SESSION ACCESS” in the subject line and I’ll add you to my paid list.

If you’re struggling financially and interested in scholarship information, please message me with “SCHOLARSHIP” in the subject line.

A bit about me:

• My last full-time job was as a photographer and graphic designer.

• I have a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

• Drawing takes me back to the fun parts of being a kid, so I bring a sketchbook everywhere. My favorite places to draw are the local zoo, library, rock shows, and animal shelters.

I learn something every time I open a sketchbook. I want to share those things with you! Drawing with other artists has been a game changer for my practice, so I started hosting sessions on Zoom to share my love of vintage photos, animals, and storytelling.

Here are some of my top posts:

That Silly Color Wheel
Protect your Brain Space
Let’s Make a Character!
The Scientific Method of Sketchbooking
Drawing Session Replay: The Dogist

What to expect in drawing sessions

We meet on Zoom. I share my screen and we draw from reference images against a timer, so there’s no overthinking. There’s no requirement to speak or switch your camera on. You’re welcome to ignore the timer or work on your projects if they call to you. Once a month, we have wonderful guest artist cohosts and you can chat and ask them questions.

You can share all, some, or none of your drawings at the end. You can also upload your art to a weekly thread for paid subscribers to get feedback!

P.S. You can start a free trial, come draw, and then sneak away if it’s not for you. I’ll never even know. 💖🐁