Mike Nygren

Teaching. Coaching. Leading..

235 West Elm Street Tipp City, Ohio 45371 USA

937-776-7362

Mike Nygren: Author

The Ten Balloons. Principles of Leadership, Life and Love captures the spirit of what it means to take an intentional look at your life. This realistic approach to a balanced life is personal and practical in outlining steps for creating intentional purpose statements in ten areas of your life.

Mike’s story telling approach to life brings great inspiration and motivation in the areas of family, career, relationships, education, finances, health, and adventure. This multi-generational topic is designed for young people and adult audiences of all ages who like personal challenges.

 

Beginning January 7th, 2025

at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center

Register at troyhayner.org

Ready.Set.Sketch
Mike Nygren

Whether it’s a refresher course or your first attempt at sketching the basic shapes join Mike for a time to kick back and relax while enhancing your art skills. As both a veteran teacher and coach, Mike meets his students where they are at with their drawing abilities and builds toward the future.

This four part introductory course is focused on gaining confidence in sketching. Mike’s background and training in mechanical and architectural drawing and graphic design support his passion for inspiring, motivating, and encouraging creativity and exploration with students.

• Developing a common vocabulary and understanding of the basics of sketching.
• Gaining confidence with one and two dimensional drawings incorporating the five basic shapes: Square, pyramid, cone, cylinder, sphere.
• Drawing realistic one, two, three point perspectives.
• Line formation, shading and shadowing.
All materials are included in the fee.
Age: 15 - Adult                                           
Fee: $35 per 4-day class                                      
Day: Tuesdays             
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm           
Dates: January 7, 14, 21 & February 4

Advanced Ready.Set.Sketch.

As a follow-up to Ready.Set.Sketch. – Advanced Sketching students will be challenged with individual projects incorporating basic shapes, shading, shadowing, coloring with a variety of mediums. Learners progress at their own level and personal expectations during this four part series. *Students need to have taken Ready.Set.Sketch. All materials are included in the fee.
Age: 15 - Adult                                           
Fee: $35 per 4-day class                                      
Day: Tuesdays           
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:45 pm         
Dates: February 18, March 4, 11 & 18

​Mike Nygren’s artistic work exists at the intersection of sketching, drawing, painting, wood carving and historical exploration. Inspired by a passion for architecture and story-telling through art Mike believes his art leads to interesting visual conversation. Mike’s work crosses boundaries between traditional mechanical and architectural drawing, graphic design and studio art practices. The inspiration for his work comes from traveling and experiencing the world around him. Mike has a B.A. from Eastern Kentucky University and over a decade of art teaching experience in the classroom.

Contact mike@tenballoons.com