Intuitive Sketch(booking)
7 week course
Sundays 11:00-1:30
Jan 4 - Feb 15 2026
WITh mika kirksey
all levels welcome
PRICE - $265
class summary
Keeping a consistent sketchbook is a helpful practice for artists of any level — serving as way to target improvement in specific areas, explore thoughts and ideas, and record artistic development over time. Through guided exercises in drawing, composition, and light mixed media, students will learn to loosen up, draw without expectation, and build a personal visual language.
Over seven weeks we will cover observational drawing, basic color application, and strategies for combining materials in a way that encourages experimentation. By the end of the course, students will have a stronger understanding of how to use a sketchbook as a space for practice, discovery, and sustaining a regular creative habit.
MATERIALS
This list reflects my preferred materials, but you are encouraged to bring whatever you’re most comfortable using.
Sketchbook
Strathmore Mixed Media Paper, 9”x12” or larger, 117 lb.
Drawing Tools
0.7 mm HB mechanical pencil
Graphite pencil (3B or softer)
Blending stump
Plastic eraser
Color & Wet Media
Small range of water-based paints: primaries (red, blue, yellow) plus black and white. Acrylic or gouache works best with the recommended paper. We’ll focus on accent washes, layering, and using paint to build atmosphere—not full paintings
Brushes: 1 small liner, 1 small flat, and 1 medium angle brush
Water cup
Paint rag
Paint palette
Low-tack artist’s tape
Syllabus
Week 1 — Introduction & Drawing Exercises: Familiarizing with materials
Week 2 — Drawing from Observation: Still life study
Week 3 — Composition & Layering: Page balance
Week 4 — Wet Media: Exploring color
Week 5— Open Work: Guided session for new materials and/or reference imagery
Week 6 — Personal Imagery: Forming concepts
Week 7 — Reflection & Continued Practice: Review and next steps
REFUNDS
Please contact us at least 1 week before class for a full refund. Unfortunately due to our limited class sizes we cannot process refunds after this time. Transfers to other classes are usually possible
It is possible that a class is cancelled if an inadequate number of students register. In this case, tuition will be promptly refunded
absences
Anyone who must miss classes may attend up to two make-up sessions in other classes as long as space permits
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