New Page Academy

09/17/2026

I taught drawing at the college level for years before I started New Page Academy, and one thing never changed: the students who struggled most weren't the ones with the least natural ability. They just didn't know how or what to look for — which edges mattered, which shapes were actually there instead of the ones they assumed were there. How an edge is not the same as an outline.

Talent was never really the variable. Learning how to see was — a way of looking at your subject so you're not guessing anymore, you're actually seeing.

09/14/2026

Big news from New Page Academy: founder Sharon McNeil will be speaking at TEDxOshkosh this October!

Her talk shares the idea at the heart of everything we teach here — that drawing isn't a talent you're born with, it's a way of seeing you can learn, at any age.

Thank you to TEDxOshkosh for the opportunity to bring this message to a bigger stage. More details to come 🎨

Returning to SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENTS (there are 9 to go!) brings us to Sharon McNeil, who challenges a common belief that the skill of drawing is only available to those with innate talent.

See more at TEDxOshkosh .com. And, hey! It's time to register. Grab your friends and reserve your spots for Oct 31!

09/05/2026

Tomorrow: free live drawing workshop. Beginners very welcome. Sign up in events!

09/04/2026

Today's the day! My free Online Drawing Soirée starts soon — grab a pencil and come draw with us. Sign up in events! if you haven't registered, there's still time.

09/03/2026

Free live drawing workshop this Saturday. Beginners welcome, no experience needed. Sign up in events.!

09/02/2026

Most people quit drawing as kids for the same handful of reasons. We'll talk about it Saturday — sign in events!

09/01/2026

Stop drawing what it looks like. Start drawing what it's doing.
That one shift is the first of the Five Lenses I teach — and it's the fastest way I know to get out of your own way on the page.
Full lesson (and a chance to try it live with me) this Saturday at my free Online Drawing Soirée. Sign up in Events

04/16/2026

Members of the New Page Academy Facebook Group are doing something special this Saturday.

A free 90-minute drawing workshop — no experience needed, no pressure. Just a chance to unplug and make something.

If you'd like to join the community and be part of things like this, the group is open:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/learntoseelearntodraw

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04/15/2026

Happy birthday, Leonardo da Vinci. Born April 15, 1452! He was a painter, yes. But also a scientist, anatomist, engineer, and one of the most devoted observers of the natural world who ever lived. He believed that the act of drawing was the highest form of learning — because it required you to truly see, not just glance.

Five hundred years later, that's still what drawing teaches. Not how to make beautiful things. How to see them.

What would you want to learn to really see? Drop it in the comments. ↓
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