Artventure Retreats

09/16/2026

09/15/2026

We came, drew, and ate — in that order for today's workshop in travel sketching- Food and drink.

09/14/2026

How often do you let fear control your art and life? Comment, yes, if you can "trust the process" and let go. Enjoy the read!

It’s ok to start over, but first you must have courage to try.

09/11/2026

In this week's workshop with Efrain, he talked about simplifying values. Try to separate your shapes and composition into 3-4 values max. Using values to guide your eye to the focal point. We did exercises and discussed the different approaches and how they can change the story or focal point based on the values you choose for each part of the drawing.

As always, we host mini Zoom classes twice a month. The second and last Tuesday of the month. Register on our website to be added to the Zoom link email, and we'll see you at the next one! Sept. 29th!

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09/10/2026

Who’s joining me for dinner on Monday? www.artventureretreats.com

09/05/2026

Our next FREE online class is coming up this Tuesday, Sept 8th, 7-8 pm CST! Fill out the form on the website to receive the Zoom link. Grab your art supplies and we can't wait to to hang out with you. www.artventureretreats.com

09/04/2026

[See comments to read Marco’s story]

08/31/2026

https://www.artventureretreats.com/blog/my-why

My Why. And why Artventure Retreats. “It’s my love letter to you, all creatives.”

08/27/2026

During our Zoom call this week, we talked about creating boxes to break up our pages into smaller panels. These panels can be used in many ways. If you have a larger book and get overwhelmed by a larger drawing, you can break it down so you can focus on smaller sketches. They can be used to tell a story or group similar items, like a scavenger hunt. We also talked about composition and that it's ok to crop signage to make it more of a graphic design element versus trying to read what the sign says. Lots of examples and ways of using this technique, as you can see from our sketchers. Try it out!