Learn to think and communicate better

Discover the Power of Drawing

What if you could unlock the power of drawing to deepen your understanding, communicate your ideas, and sharpen your decision-making?

You don’t have to be an artist. Drawing is for everyone—including you.

Drawing is a Way of Thinking.
When you draw, you choose—what matters, what’s essential, and what’s worth your time.

In our Total Essential Knowledge Workshops, you’ll learn to:

  • Use drawing as a tool for clarity and communication.

  • Make decisions faster by slowing down to focus on what’s important.

  • Explore the value of drawing as a process, not just a finished product.

  • Create your own instructional drawings to research, remember, and share ideas.

  • Build community by sharing your knowledge verbally and visually.

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Why This Matters:

Most of us believe drawing is about talent—it’s not. It’s a tool for thinking, like writing. When you draw, you visualize ideas, clarify complex thoughts, and discover solutions you didn’t know were there.

These workshops are for students, professionals, and anyone who wants to think more effectively. Whether you’re teaching, learning, or making, this skill will improve your information processing.

It Works: Total Essential Knowledge Workshops have been hosted by:

  • Cultural Institutions: Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, (Madison, WI), Het Bos Culture Center (Antwerp, Belgium), Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Charles Allis Museum (Milwaukee, WI)

  • Schools: Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Burren College of Art (Ireland), Milwaukee Montessori

  • Art Spaces: Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Roots and Culture (Chicago), Lynden Sculpture Garden (Milwaukee, WI)

Over 1,000 participants have discovered how drawing helps them research, problem-solve, and communicate more effectively.

About the Artist:

I’m Colin Matthes, an artist with over 15 years of experience using instructional drawing to tell stories, solve problems, and communicate complex ideas. I exhibit these drawings internationally. Recent shows include:

  • A Perfect Day Foundation (Amsterdam)

  • Mulherin (New York)

  • The Science Museum, Trinity College (Dublin)

Total Essential Knowledge Workshops are how I share and teach these breakthroughs with others.

I’m bringing that same knowledge to you.

Drawing isn’t just art—it’s essential knowledge.