Slow Drawing and Mindful Marks In Studio Class

Tonight is our first class for the Slow Drawing and Mindful Marks artists and I am looking forward to getting started with them!

Slowing down in today’s hectic world can be tough. It’s hard with all the barrage of information in our media and tech heavy world to just shut off and slow down. I get it. But you absolutely need the down time to relax your brain, get a little more grounded and be present with you. Slowing your mind and brain down with repetitive patterns and mark making has helped me lower my blood pressure and give me a calm source of creativity to relax with.

Slow drawing and mark making is similar to Zentagle but a little bit more relaxed, in my opinion. It’s almost like “glorified doodling” that allows you to be creative while using simple patterns that you can either copy from some you find online or invent your own. Plus, there’s really no incorrect way to do it!

And it also allows you to use some fun colorful supplies if you want to do that. Break out your watercolors, markers, gel pens, colored pencils, crayons… whatever you have in your stash! By adding color to your project, you can totally transform the look and feel. Plus, it sure is fun breaking out the coloring tools! I especially love to add marker and colored pencils to my slow drawing.

This class is through the Mount Wachusett Community College evening program, but I will also be offering a similar class separately in the near future. Definitely check out my In-Studio classes regularly and register to join me and have some creative time!