Welcome to the Monahan Studio Art Club! If you are local, pick up a free sketchbook from the studio or nearby venue. Try to create art nearly every day and fill the sketchbook. The idea is to just move those creative brain muscles, every entry doesn't have to be perfect. Remember, it's the process. This summer's theme is "Explore". If you get stuck and need prompts, check out the ones below. Have fun with it!
On June 30th at 5pm Pacific Time, join in for a free 40 minute online class where I will teach a fun whimsical way to sketch in ink and watercolor. Its a great technique to sketch your explorations through summer!
Click here to register for free. You will receive the link for class once you are registered.
Once summer comes to an end, it's time for our end of summer celebration! Drop by the studio at your leisure between 11am & 2pm and bring your sketchbook to the open house at the studio on September. We can share sketches and stories of the summer, have a snack, visit with Cricket, the goats and chickens. You are invited to walk the forest path and enter to win some Monahan Studio goodies like an art class, painting party, greeting cards, tote-bag, illustration print, or workbook!
Not Sure What to Draw Today?
Explore outside for cool objects
Try these 40 summer prompts.
Picnic blanket
Lily
Cobblestone Path
Oak leaf
Waffel Cone
Crab Spider
Tiny Dog
Late Breakfast
Frozen Treat
Pears
Crunchy Snacks
Shooting Stars
Dump Truck
Sugar Cookies
Bubbling Creek
Beetle
Pillows
Sundress
Flip Flobs
Skateboard
Fluffy Clouds
Squirt Toy
Reading Books
Buzzy bugs
Lily
Chess
Dandylion Necklace
Row Boat
Red Kite
Warm Morning
Bon Fire
Fly Fishing
Frosty Drink
Sleeping Under The Stars
Pool Days
Raccoon Family
Friends
Water skiing
Lazy Days
Hiking
10 Great Tips To Grow With Art
1. Be kind and patient with yourself!
2. Practice, Practice, Practice! Then Practice more:)
3. Get out of your comfort zone every once in a while.
4. You will make mistakes. The trick is how to move forward. Adapt or adjust? Your mistake might be golden!
5. Explore & experiment with materials and techniques, push the limits.
6. Observe and analyze the world around you all the time. What is the lighting? What textures do you see? How does gravity affect how a leaf or dog's ear lay?
7. Draw what you are passionate about, it will make your work shine.
8. Build on the familiar and keep an open mind to try new ways.
9. Stop negative chatter in your mind~“can’t” is not in your vocabulary! It’s good to be honest with yourself, but put a positive spin on it for motivation
10. Proudly share your art with others, the world needs to see your art!
Need More Ideas? Use these pics for inspiration. For more fun, combine two or three of these pics into one creative scene!
