A vibrant watercolor illustration of a city street scene featuring colorful buildings and a cafe, with reflections on the wet pavement. Four smaller sketches on the right depict a series of related scenes, showcasing the artistic process.

Art Toolkit Workshops

Playing with Composition

Capture Your World Through a New Lens with Meagan Dew.

Playing with Composition

Recorded workshop with Meagan Dew.

Workshops are not eligible for discount.

In this recorded workshop, you will learn the principles of composition and discover how to apply them to your daily sketching practice! Participants will receive guidance and have plenty of time to experiment with creative and dynamic compositions of a single scene. Understanding these foundational rules of composition will open the door to greater artistic exploration, and Meagan encourages you to embrace the freedom to push the boundaries of your sketches, letting your creativity run wild as you experiment with layouts on the page.

A hand holds a watercolor illustration featuring four scenes: a fountain surrounded by greenery, a close-up of a statue framed by flowers, a view of a park with buildings in the background, and a street scene with cars and trees.
A person holds a colorful watercolor painting depicting three scenes: the Coney Island boardwalk with amusement rides, a detailed view of a decorative building, and the Thunderbolt roller coaster.
A hand holds an open sketchbook displaying a watercolor illustration of a green, mountainous landscape with a coastal view. The background reveals a scenic panorama of hills and the ocean, framed by lush greenery and modern architecture.
A hand holds a small artwork depicting a lush garden scene with greenery and flowers, in front of a larger garden with an arch covered in vines and a statue in the background.
A colorful illustration of an entrance to a New York City subway station, featuring green railings and a sign reading "New York or Nowhere" and "Cathedral Parkway 111 Street Station." The background includes buildings and a bright blue sky.
A watercolor illustration depicting the Brooklyn Bridge with the Manhattan skyline in the background, including One World Trade Center. The scene features blue water and a clear sky, creating a serene urban landscape.
A hand holds a sketchbook open to a green drawing of a traditional Chinese pavilion surrounded by plants and stone decorations. In the background, people are engaged in conversation and a white wall with decorative patterns is visible.
A detailed watercolor illustration showing the Washington Square Arch with the Empire State Building visible in the background. The scene captures a serene urban landscape with trees lining the street under a warm, golden sky.

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“
Meagan transformed my attitude about ‘perfectionism’ art, which was the restrictive approach with which I have always approached sketching and watercolor. This class was freeing and fun!
” —Student From Panel Sketches, 2022

About Meagan Dew

A woman sits on a park bench, wearing a green jacket and a yellow polka dot skirt. She is sketching in a notebook, accessorized with sunglasses and brown lace-up shoes. A floral bag rests beside her on the bench.

Meagan Dew is an elementary school teacher living in Queens, New York. Her main art passions are watercolor and urban sketching, but she loves to experiment and dabble in various forms of art making and crafting. Meagan's art philosophy centers around letting go of perfectionism and looking at things from new and interesting perspectives.
An artist sites on a rock, dipping a paintbrush in a Pocket Palette.

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