Start of the semester quote

"I love the quality of a pencil. It helps me to get to the core of a thing." - Andrew Wyeth, American artist

 

With a return to in-person classes, this blog is returning from sleep mode. Again, I have the pleasure of revisiting past student work.

one and two-point perspective | drawing f'20

Each perspective assignment introduces us to a student's own home, and neighborhood. It is no wonder that in the time of COVID, these drawings carry more meaning for them.

Talia

Max

Emma

Natalie

Josie

Kate

composition, perspective and values | drawing F'20

Think Film Noir, and these shoes transform into the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, and James Cagney. Now with students working from home, some scenes look more sinister, and the lighting more dramatic than I could ever set up in class. Online learning shows its advantage.  

Mariana

 

Talia

Start of the semester quote

In times of dread artists must never choose to remain silent.

- Toni Morrison, writer

Student work

 

Student work

Student work

a creative journey | drawing the figure Sp'20

A sketchbook can be a daily diary, an intimate space, a creative journey when we're locked in, keeping our distance. Here you can thumb through some sample pages that informed Rulan's imagination, as our class neared its end.

An earlier Creative Sketching assignment

Self-portrait

Final Project

final project | drawing the figure Sp '20

Lucy combined lessons learned, in a powerful, and an unsettling self-portrait. 

Lucy

going home | drawing Sp'20

By mid-March, in-person classes were cut short, and students finished out the semester, at home. As we transitioned to online classes, it was a unique experience to see students, in their own environments. A toddler's captivating smile garnered my attention, while home-schooled kids were ever present. Each week, I was welcomed into both cluttered and sparse bedrooms, a studio space carved from an outdoor shed, and the warm Colorado sun blanketing a backyard table. It was inevitable that drawing lessons would change with the surroundings. There was a new intimacy to the Zoom sessions, and I could clearly see that home was each student's sanctuary.

Daniela's Final Project: 

Perspective drawings, of her home in Mexico, done in ink and watercolor.