Mike Nygren

Past. Present. Future.

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.

 

The ultimate drawing courses for beginner to advanced.

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. He is known for being able to see the gifts that each person brings to the process.

Course one: Ready. Set. Sketch.

This four-part introductory course is focused on gaining confidence in sketching. Mike’s background and training in mechanical and architectural drawing support his passion for inspiring, motivating, and encouraging creativity and exploration with students. The class is about sketching, but for those that want it, the class is also about exploring our unique gifts and passions.

What will happen?

  • 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, and sphere.

  • Drawing realistic one-, two-, three-point perspectives.

  • Line formation, shading, and shadowing.

Contact mike@tenballoons.com