Meagan Burns: Artist, Educator, Workshop Creator
Meagan Burns here. I am a Chicago-born artist, educator, and workshop leader. My method is Continuous Line Storytelling, a process-first way of drawing that builds a daily habit and real confidence in your line. I draw freehand on paper and digitally, and I teach live with people in real places.
I first came to Mexico in 2001 for a two-month sabbatical in San Miguel de Allende and stayed far longer than planned. Over the years I moved between Chicago, Austin, and San Miguel before returning full-time to SMA in 2015. I have kept a near-daily drawing practice since, steadily sharpening my continuous line approach. In 2016 I helped organize the local sketch community into a Regional Chapter of Urban Sketchers.
When the world shifted, I moved to Mexico City and created the Continuous Line Storytelling method to keep myself and the community drawing through challenging times. I continue to host regular online classes alongside in-person workshops, keeping the community connected wherever we are.
As an artist I am known for bold, expressive continuous line. I do not chase perfect pictures or pretty watercolors. I help people show up, loosen the hand, tell a clearer story on the page, and build a practice they can trust.
Whether I am teaching in a classroom, leading a workshop, or guiding a small group through a city, my job is to create the conditions where you actually draw and keep drawing, with clarity and courage.
Go easy on yourself, Go easy on others <3
I first came to Mexico in 2001 for a two-month sabbatical in San Miguel de Allende and stayed far longer than planned. Over the years I moved between Chicago, Austin, and San Miguel before returning full-time to SMA in 2015. I have kept a near-daily drawing practice since, steadily sharpening my continuous line approach. In 2016 I helped organize the local sketch community into a Regional Chapter of Urban Sketchers.
When the world shifted, I moved to Mexico City and created the Continuous Line Storytelling method to keep myself and the community drawing through challenging times. I continue to host regular online classes alongside in-person workshops, keeping the community connected wherever we are.
As an artist I am known for bold, expressive continuous line. I do not chase perfect pictures or pretty watercolors. I help people show up, loosen the hand, tell a clearer story on the page, and build a practice they can trust.
Whether I am teaching in a classroom, leading a workshop, or guiding a small group through a city, my job is to create the conditions where you actually draw and keep drawing, with clarity and courage.
Go easy on yourself, Go easy on others <3
AI Policy
Art Leap Adventures and Continuous Line Storytelling are human-led by me, Meagan Burns. I draw freehand, on paper and digitally, and I teach live and in person. I use AI tools to organize, promote, draft, and experiment. Hand-drawn and on-location work is labeled. Any images I generate for practice packs or photo prompts are labeled AI-generated. Class recordings stay private for enrolled students. I don’t upload identifiable student images to image generators or share student data. Provenance matters; ask me how any piece was made.
I am an artist first. Freehand drawing is how I see and share the world. I explore, experiment and employ the tools of AI only where it helps, not to deceive. When I use it, I say so.
I am an artist first. Freehand drawing is how I see and share the world. I explore, experiment and employ the tools of AI only where it helps, not to deceive. When I use it, I say so.
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