The creative process often involves setting an intention without knowing the exact outcome. We might know that we want to make a drawing (or a painting, a photograph, a poem, a piece of music, or something else), but we’re not sure exactly what it will look like, feel like, or sound like when it’s finished. We can begin with an idea, a color, a shape, or a rhythm, and see where it takes us.

Life is full. I’m writing to you from my desk near an open window overlooking Lisbon. The sky is the softest blue. The breeze is sweet and warm. I can hear a gentle mix of voices and nature, punctuated with the sounds of a city that likes to take it slow.

Experimental Drawing is a 4-week course exploring unconventional approaches to mark-making. Over 28 days, receive daily drawing prompts to stretch your idea of what drawing can be. It’s a space to be curious, imperfect, and alive.

AI images are easy to create, so why would anyone still pick up a pencil and struggle through the messy, imperfect process of drawing by hand?

Do you long to express your unique creative voice but are unsure where to begin? Are you an artist experiencing blocks that seem impossible to overcome? Would you like to develop a deeper connection to your creative intuition? Reflective journaling is a powerful process for nurturing your innate creativity.

Develop your drawing skills through playful exercises and thoughtful experimentation. Overcome barriers to self-expression and embrace the joy of mark making.

Stop hesitating and make your mark

A single line can become an expressive journey

Learn to see shapes rather than objects—a critical perceptual shift

Use negative space to improve accuracy and composition

Simplify what you see into geometric forms

Create depth and dimension through light and shadow

Bring drawings to life through textural variation

Move beyond technical skills to emotional expression