I created this online workshop back in 2012 and recently discovered it in my archives. I am dusting off this oldie but goodie because it still stands out as an amazing mixed media sketching exercise! Yes, the tripod is squeaky and loud in the filming, the editing is weird, and honestly I'm weird, but you already know that about me. So register, be patient with the awkward video and you will be rewarded; the workshop itself is a gem! All levels will find it challenging as well as inspiring. Now is the time to take your work to the next level.

Saddle up Pardner: Join me, Juliana Coles, the fastest sketcher in the West, for “QuickDraw,” the mixed media sketching workshop that teaches you to layer quick sketches with Extreme Visual Journaling exercises. “QuickDraw” is presented in a full color 16 page pdf ebook, 6 videos, and an online interactive discussion forum that allows you to post your images and get feedback from your creative community. I’ll show you how to accomplish this bad ass exercise in your journal or sketchbook, but this technique, which is actually a combination of a multitude of mixed media techniques, can be separated, isolated, and used in any other project or format such as canvas or gessoed board. This workshop will advance your artistry by deepening your expression and strengthening your skills. It's not just a sketch, it's a fully developed art piece!

* learn how to collect information and make observations of the world around you
* delve into mixed media and create multi-layered imagery
* learn to tell the story of your life
* practice journal writing
* learn how to layer and prep pages before sketching
* practice simple gestural sketching and drawing techniques that are fun and easy – you will feel like a success!
* learn about different book forms as container for this unique process
* Utilize only a few simple tools in new ways.
* discover how to capture a mood or a place and how to develop these sketches and adventures for further enrichment and processing back at your studio
* learn how to combine words with imagery for self-dialogue & transformation *create the potential for an entire body of work- with just one exercise!!

"QuickDraw” is a mini-course and will remain open indefinitely. Register at any time; work at your own pace and return to the course and all the materials, including discussion & posting forums, video and pdf files, at your convenience! Repeat this workshop as often as necessary and whenever you feel like it to hone and develop your new techniques. I monitor forums for safety and choose a few posts each week for in depth feedback. If you would like personalized instruction from me (which I highly recommend), please join one of my full term workshops for the intensive experience or hire me for an hour of art/extreme journaling/sketching coaching!

Read description carefully. Once you have registered & gained access to course material there are no refunds... and no turning back: you are about to change your life!

Message me with any questions or concerns meandpete08@gmail.com

No prior art, sketching, writing or altering experience necessary.

Registration Process

1. Make your payment.

2. Receive course e-vite invitations via the same email address you made your payment with (and please be patient- this is all done manually- invitations are only sent out on Tues., Thurs. and Sun. You receive one evite from Extremejournalism.Ning.com - the workshop site, and one from “Shutterfly,” the video site – don’t forget to check your trash folder!)

3. Use link in email to accept e-vite and sign in to your Ning.com account as well as to confirm your Shutterfly video e-vite.