Mark Eanes Academy

Dear Mark & Marija, I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate all the work that goes into making your courses and how grateful I am to have these available to me on an ongoing basis. It’s so helpful to be able to go back & review a video several times. I was watching the 1st 3 videos of Chapter 3 this morning upon waking, curled up in bed w/my morning coffee. And literally said out loud at one point…..”Oh he’s so good……” “Reeeeeeally good”…… The added touch of the red line to mark the axis was FAB! 😊thank you! Your teaching is so comprehensive on so many levels that it requires one to review, review, review. Anyhoo…..Thank you!!!!! Headed to Dick Blick to get some harder vine charcoal. FYI…I’m in talks with a local art league to teach oil/cold wax in the Fall & if that comes to pass, I’ll be thinking of your teaching methods & manner as I prepare for that endeavor. Best, Jeanne

What a wonderful few months I had on this course. Mark and Marija made the journey through the course logical, smoothly paced and thoroughly enjoyable. Even though I was not a beginner I learnt many new things, was reminded of things I had forgotten and was jogged out of my old habits. For those wanting to learn to draw I imagine this course would be ground-breaking. For the more experienced artist it will remind you what a joy it is to draw and how essential it is to understanding your art making process, whatever your medium. And I love that I can continue to dip into the course material whenever I wish!

If you want to learn to draw, the Language of Drawing with Mark Eanes is a wonderful course to help you do so. There are many drawing courses online, but so many are cheesy, teaching minimal or random techniques in a haphazard way. Mark and his wife, Marija, have produced a course that is comprehensive in covering the most important and essential aspects of seeing and translating what you are seeing into representational drawings. Mark’s thirty-plus years of teaching art are apparent in his thoughtful and sensitive approach to leading the budding artist through the experience of seeing and doing. The philosophical and experiential sides of the artist’s process and the actual drawing exercises are addressed equally. The exercises are not drudgery, drawing objects that hold no interest to you, but are rather an invitation to an experience with a subject of your own choice that inspires you. If you want to truly understand what it is to be an artist, take this course. Mark is the real deal and a wise and generous instructor.

It is also compellingly absorbing and has given me the tools and knowledge to draw with pleasure and with confidence. I am part way through your Language of Drawing course and am SO very pleased to have found you! Your excellent course is everything, and so much more, than I hoped for. As someone who has been ardently practising art under my own steam for nearly 50 years, I really cannot describe what a huge impact your course is making on me. The content is delivered with clarity and camaraderie; it is engaging and exciting, inspirational, challenging (but never overwhelming) and encouraging. It is also superbly presented and has clearly been compiled with great care. I feel so lucky to have the privilege of your thoughtful guidance, your vast experience and your enthusiasm. Already I can feel a change in my own confidence, my accuracy and - perhaps more importantly - I am seeing things in completely new light. It is not overstating the case when I say that I feel revitalised and empowered, that I "have permission" to keep practising, having patience and persevering. Your Language of Design is next on my agenda. I have taken a peek at the contents of the chapters and am very much looking forward to joining you for that course. Thank you so very much. Lyn (Scotland)

I love to draw and have not done as much drawing as I use to do. This course is inspiring me do many more drawings. I have a large and small sketch book that I'm working in. I have done many contour drawings in the past not so much of people but of my surroundings. Thank you for creating this course with all the great videos and love the Q&A's. Your teaching is clear, understandable and motivating. Your passion for drawing is contagious! Marija comments from the students perspective are helpful.

I was drawing the pear and the leaf with you as I was watching this video on my TV (after watching it once before) and I had so much fun! This drawing habit has become such a joy in my everyday day life, and I don’t follow the rules every time I draw (especially when out and about). I have to thank you for bringing all this knowledge and love of drawing to my life. I don’t want to let a single day pass by without drawing, even if only for 5 minutes.

I loved this course. I also loved the Language of Color and the Language of Design. I learned much in each course and will review and review in the months and years ahead. I am inspired to work harder and more consistently. I particularly enjoyed the art history sessions, which allowed me to see great art with you as my private tutor: many thanks, Mark and Marija. Dagmar Friedman