An empty page is a lot like an empty stage. Many people who want to draw are stopped by self-consciousness and comparison. Even working artists and performers can become rigid, disconnected from spontaneity.
In this 2-day workshop, we'll employ the values of improvisation to increase creative confidence and encourage play.
We'll cover things like:
Simple drawing tips and practical techniques for clearer, more confident mark-making
Discussing how drawings can generate scenes, and how scenes can generate drawings
Appreciating drawing as a live, relational act—not a final product
Visual drawing exercises that build upon each other
This 2-day workshop is designed for improvisors of all artistic skill levels to foster thinking visually and explore the vibrant relationship between drawing and performing. Participants will learn emerging improvisational drawing formats and collaborate to design their own novel format.
This workshop is privately produced by Joyride Improv. Story Parlor is providing the venue; It is not involved in the planning or proceedings of the workshop.
About Greg Benge
I am an animator, multimedia artist, and improv performer with a decade of experience leading creative groups; including five years of live drawing on stage. My purpose as a facilitator is to help creative teams unlock ideas, bridge art with collaborative problem-solving, and share a joy for improvisation as a pathway to connection.
My purpose as a facilitator is to bring visual thinking and creativity into the room: helping creative teams unlock the ideas already within them, bridging art and design with collaborative problem-solving, and sharing joy for improvisation as a pathway to connection. Creativity is a muscle that can be trained by stepping into the unknown.