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
Andy Warhol-Inspired Portrait
Draw a Warhol-inspired portrait!
Melanesian Mask Drawing
Draw a Melanesian mask!
Abstracted Flower Study
Draw flowers in a relief printmaking style!
Colorful Fruit Still Life
Draw a fruit still life!
Idealized Landscapes
Draw a landscape!
Faces
Draw faces from different perspectives!
Industrial Abstraction
Use abstraction to depict industrial objects!
Vessel Design
Draw a decorated bowl
Stylized Animals
Draw a stylized animal
Hands
Learn to draw hands