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.