Art and Instruction
Me drawing by Theresia Zhang, 2022
Drawing is about searching and finding.
It is the basis of everything I do—a lifelong quest to constantly improve.
I love drawing and teaching drawing equally. Drawing is something everyone can do.
Museum Studies #1, 2024
Museum Studies #2, 2024
Mann Compound Monocular Microscope, 1750, 2024
Specimen of Severe Scoliosis, 2019
Specimen of Severe Scoliosis, 2019
Facing the Unknowns—work in progress
Facing the Unknowns #1, 2018
Facing the Unknowns #2, 2018
Study after Raphael's Alba Madonna, 2024
Study after Gerrit van Honthorst's "The Concert," 2024
Study after "Alexandre Dumas fils" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 2024
Work in Progress - drawing at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 2018
Study after "King Lear" by John Gregory, 2018
Study after "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by John Gregory, 2018
Study after "Hamlet" by John Gregory, 2018
Stage Point, Manomet, 2008
Instruction
I teach pop-up drawing classes in museums in Washington DC. Anyone of any skill level is welcome. I post the drawing classes on my calendar and on my Instagram.
Anyone can learn to draw. I know firsthand - because I had no natural ‘talent’ when I began. Drawing is a skill like anything else.
Drawing is about learning to trust one's eyes as the incredible instruments they are, discovering a new kind of eye-hand coordination. It’s about learning not to worry about making a mistake or a bad picture.
Erasers help us correct mistakes, and paper can be recycled.