I don't feel like I have really developed my art to the point that I want it to be at. I like drawing characters that are heavily stylized and have a graphic quality to them but I can also work more directly from observation and I really enjoy working that way as well.
Really though I still feel like I am still exploring and I think that is part of being an artist to continue to explore and change. I hope that part of what I teach students is to explore and find things that they enjoy as well.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Drawing
Drawing is something that I really enjoy and I really want to teach students how to draw and how to develop the skills to draw well. I think that drawing is a useful skill and that a lot of students really want to learn how to draw. I think there is value in taking the time to slow down and do the observation necessary to draw well and I think it can be useful to learn how to master a skill through practice.
But I also know that drawing can be very frustrating for students and it is easy to have them compare their work to others and feel that they will never be as good as someone else.
Because of this I plan to show my students that drawing and painting realistically isn't the only way to make art and it isn't even the only way to draw. The important thing is that you are making things you enjoy and are responding to things that interest them.
I also want them to understand that drawing is a skill that can be learned with practice and I hope to show them that if they spend time practicing each of them can get better.
But I also know that drawing can be very frustrating for students and it is easy to have them compare their work to others and feel that they will never be as good as someone else.
Because of this I plan to show my students that drawing and painting realistically isn't the only way to make art and it isn't even the only way to draw. The important thing is that you are making things you enjoy and are responding to things that interest them.
I also want them to understand that drawing is a skill that can be learned with practice and I hope to show them that if they spend time practicing each of them can get better.
The First Day of Class
For my first day I want to do something to help me get to know my students and to get them excited about making art. I would like to start the class by having them either write or draw in their sketchbooks something that they like to make as well as something they would like to learn to make. Then to introduce themselves by sharing what they wrote down. It would be important to make sure that everyone's answer is treated as important and interesting. I would also want to take note of what students would want to learn to make so that I could focus on some of their interests in the class.
Springville Museum
The Man, The Tree, The Rod, and the Words of Strangers and Friends. Justin Wheatley.
There Appeared an Angel. Walter Rane
Sainted Heroes. Jenna von Benedikt
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