Draw from the Collection
Get inspired, get creative, get sketching! Experience the collection and exhibitions through drawing, and learn about the creative processes of artists on view at DAI. You’ll learn about a variety of drawing concepts and techniques through broad monthly themes and a highlighted artwork.
Program Update: Draw from the Collection has been adapted for online learning due to COVID-19. Online drawing lessons are posted monthly and may be found below and by visiting our new Digital Resources page. Be sure to also watch for updates about Zoom-based drawing lessons!
Recent Draw from the Collection at Home Lessons
Portraits & Poses
Consider pose and composition.
Abstraction: Op Art
Create abstract designs and optical effects.
Feasts and Flair
Draw ornate, colorful fabric details.
Nature and Landscape
Unkoku Toeki (Japanese, 1591-1644), Landscape, 17th century
Animals in Art
Chinese (Tang Dynasty, 618-907) – Dancing Horse
Art of Architecture
Draw complex buildings and structures using one-point perspective techniques.
Anatomy Fundamentals: The Human Figure
Benjamin West – Adonis with His Dogs
Flowers and Plants
Geometric shapes as our starting point on the journey into a freeform, flower-filled world
Draw from the Collection – Flowers and Plants 2
Draw from the Collection – Portraiture
Create a portrait drawing based on Alice Neel’s John (1979).