Join us for this 60-minute session with Vacation with An Artist and Oakland based, Spanish artist Xavier Gallego @eyesores.

We’ll learn how to draw imaginary creatures that make people happy and monstrously fun using just a sharpie! Together, we’ll use this creative process to explore different ways of thinking, tap into new or dormant creative reservoirs, and have a great time. Regardless of your professional background or drawing experience, you’ll leave with a few new illustrated, mythical friends.

Materials: Sharpie, Blank Papers. Colors are optional.

About your host

Vacation With An Artist VAWAA is a global platform that enables anyone to book an in-person mini-apprenticeship with remarkable artists and makers around the world – from learning how to make your own kayaks in upstate New York to natural textile dyeing in Mexico.

Xavier Gallego @eyesores is an Oakland based, Spanish artist. He has been dreaming up cuddly monsters as a way to develop his creativity and throw messages of love and optimism into the world for as long as he can remember. These monsters are not horrible and menacing, on the contrary they are cuddly and lovely. Monsters who throw messages of love, optimism and even are able to make your day happy with their sweet ugliness. They are soft and have beautiful colors as pink, green apple or clear blue. Through this very personal iconography, we can see how cheerful and carefree his personality is and how his way of looking at life is always positive. He spreads romantic love messages and rules for happiness masterfully, using humor and a fun graphic line. His art has been shown in solo art exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York and Istanbul and brands like Airbnb, Spotify and Mahou, have commissioned him to paint murals, illustrate campaigns or even create the identity of a new beer.