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“What an incredible FREE gift to all of us who are interested in “arting”. What fun it has been to try out so many different forms and offerings from mankind’s vault of talent and creativity! I loved every minute of it!”

Sam

“Thank you for SBR! I am brand new to sketching & have learned so much through the videos & freebies! My cup is full, I’m inspired & I’ve been sketching every day since starting. I hope there’s another one next year!”

Edith

Look at this group of amazing Sketchbook Revival artists!

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Ohn Mar Win
Creating Expressive Self Portraits on Toned Paper

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Helen Wells
Creating Weird and Wonderful Trees

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Jeanne Oliver
Let Your Mind Play Tricks on You

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Jane Davies
Visual Prompts

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Sarah Matthews
Australian Piano Hinge Book

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Bindi Desai
Abstract Florals with Negative Painting

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Amy Maricle
Soothing Eucalyptus Watercolor Page

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Sara Schroeder
Mindful Crinkle Art - with Markers!

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Debbie Mackinnon
Fast & Loose Mixed Media Sketchbook Pages

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Danny Gregory
Memory Portrait

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Barbara Baumann
Dog Study: Sausage Dog

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Stacie Martinez
Painting Playfully with Gouache: A Fruit-Filled Sketchbook Practice

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Susan Chiang
Shifting Greens: One Base Green, Two Herbs

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Janine Vangool
The "Text" Book

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Amanda Trought
Embellishing Faces

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Idania Salcido
Loosen Your Hand, Waking Up Your Eye

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Irene Ruby
Draw a Wobbly Fantasy House From Your Imagination

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
Your Sketchbook is Full of Ideas

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Kaoru Hirose
Sumi-e (Japanese Ink Painting): Three Basic Brushstrokes

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Eulalia Mejia
Paper Flowers

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Kaisa Hart
From Messy to Magical - Reviving Sketchbook Pages Through Layers

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Cynthia Hauk
Mood Minis: Five-Minute Art Journal Ideas for Busy Days

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Valerie Sjodin
5 Steps to Drawing a Word and Its Meaning

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Drew Steinbrecher
From Sidewalk to Sketchbook

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Ildikó Karsay
Dandelion, Herb or Weed?

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Antje Howard
A Creative Exploration of the Unknown

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Este MacLeod
Play with Patterns

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Nina Rycroft
Bear & Duck: Draw and Paint Picture Book Characters

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Tina Mundelsee
Choose Your Mood. Unlock Your Creative Flow.

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Trupti Karjinni
Intuitive Watercolor Landscapes

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Anne Leuck
Drawing Gratitude

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Koosje Koene
Get into the Creative Flow without Overthinking

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Jane Heinrichs
Drawing the Everyday: Finding the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Photo of Brandon Dean Johnson

Rita Summers
Collage and Stitch

Headshot of Joanne Sharpe

Julia Bausenhardt
Luminous Mini Landscape

Headshot of Mike Lowery

Karen Abend, host

“I want to thank you for putting together such an inspiring, diverse program. That’s such a commitment and devotion to creativity and community. Thank you!

This was my first year of participating and I loved being able to choose from the many artists and their tips.”

Rosemary

“I am so very grateful for you and your dedication to art. I found Sketchbook Revival in 2022 and it has enriched my life in numerous ways. My art is and always has been my salvation and these online art classes are such a blessing for me! I have a VIP membership and am looking forward to many months of classes! It is exciting to have access to teachers from all over the world! As always, thank you for all your hard work and contagious joy of being an artist and creating art. You are very special and we’re lucky to have you!”

Nancy Lee

“Thank you so much for everything , for your generosity , for your smile and all the artists..

I follow Sketchbook Revival every year and I greatly enjoy all the creative workshops.”

Mic

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“I just want to thank you personally for putting such an amazing diversity of passions and talents together! I have definitely binged this past two weeks and gained fresh vision and confidence and just enjoyed SO much seeing the variety of creativity. It’s been wonderful! I have an almost full new sketchbook that makes me smile again and again. Thank you for putting this together and allowing it to be free for this time. I wouldn’t have thought to try it otherwise.
Such a treasure. I look forward to moving forward creatively without guilt and tackling fears… ”

Lin S.

“I want to thank you for Sketchbook Revival! I enjoyed it very much and learned many new tips and tricks. It is so encouraging to see and hear all the artist’s input. ”

Pat Spaulding

“I am writing to let you know how much I enjoyed the SBR. What was most impactful to me was having something to look forward to each day, something to discover and a purpose to sitting with my sketchbook. I am fairly type A, and I often I feel that even the things I create in my sketchbook need to be “GOOD”.

So it was very helpful to just set time aside to play more freely and if I can retain that feeling , well then, YAY! I have daily practice already, but being involved is something of this scale felt different. Thank you for organizing it and offering it for free… ”

Emily

“Thank you for this generous gift, I have enjoyed exploring new ideas and techniques to update long forgotten interests. It has been such fun.”

Ann

“Your Sketchbook Revival arrived just when I needed it most…I wanted an escape, and the  Universe answered…!  I feel as though I’ve found a bounty of riches to explore at my heart’s content. I can’t thank you enough for this wonderful experience!”

Jo W

“Thank you so much for organising this. Thoroughly enjoyed watching some of the videos and most of all playing with ideas.”

Yvonne

“I absolutely loved the chance of meeting your inspirational artists again. You are all so generous in sharing your wonderful ideas and skills.

I didn’t manage to watch all the sessions but you have encouraged and inspired me to keep going at my own pace. Thank you so so much!”

Maggie

“Wow – that was amazing, thank you, thank you! This is the second year that I have attended SR. I have enjoyed it so much and learnt so much. You have helped me find teachers whom I follow and continue to learn from.’’

Kim Wood

“Thank you for this awesome Sketchbook Revival. I have never used a sketchbook as I am an abstract artist and I love to work on large pieces. But now I am hooked – I know this took a lot of hard work to put together so I just want to thank you for giving my art practice a whole new perspective. Can’t wait for next year!”

Liezl

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