Teaching the fundamentals of Drawing
UPDATE: 1/27 at 9:30 PM. I added the promised Tutor Notes for Monet. They are at the bottom. I’m Prejudiced. There. I said it. I LOVE Claude Monet’s work. I have this utterly crystallized memory of the first time I saw a Monet in person. I was in New York City just four months after […]
I love writings these packets up at times: introducing people to artists and art. But sometimes, I have blind spots. Degas = ballerinas. no biggie. At least for me. But some people don’t like ballet. Or ballerinas. Like some of my friends who have classes dominated by boys. Now, I want to say that dancers […]
Note: if you are here looking for the Edgar Degas Packets, they are at the bottom. I saw an art meme the other day, which tried to give a quick-and-easy way to identify certain artists. My favorite had to be this one: So…when it came to identifying Degas, what do you think this list said? […]
I have to admire Gainsborough: he figured out a way to paint what he wanted. In a world where those who could afford a painting HAD the property they could see through the window…why would they purchase a landscape? And yet, Gainsborough LOVED to paint landscapes, so… Why not do both? And the Gainsborough landscape […]
There are a few artists who we commonly refer to by one name: DaVinci. Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello (yes,. all the turtles) But there are a few more: Picasso. Van Gogh. And of course, Rembrandt. Rembrandt’s family was really interesting: His father was a miller, and his mother a baker’s daughter, and Rembrandt was one of […]
Every year I create a one-point perspective for the advanced students and parents who want to draw “real” perspective. But perspective is like a lot of things: hard until you “get it” and then it can be, frankly, relaxing. I follow the rules, use my ruler and eraser, and I can all but guarantee that […]
The Online Class starts tonight! ANNOUNCEMENT! I will be leading a web-based class from August 16-20 covering the first six weeks of drawing: showing you how to draw through the techniques CC highlights, how to break down art to simple processes, how to try different techniques for those who get frustrated. The cost is $25 for four […]
First, an announcement! I will be leading a webinar this weekend to help all my fellow CC tutor and parents learn more about art and how to model it. This webinar can be used with my tutorials, but it doesn’t have to be–the techniques of art can be used in and through many places, subjects […]
ANNOUNCEMENT! I will be leading a web-based class from August 16-20 covering the first six weeks of drawing: showing you how to draw through the techniques CC highlights, how to break down art to simple processes, how to try different techniques for those who get frustrated. The cost is $25 for four 1-hour classes. While […]
ANNOUNCEMENT! I will be leading a web-based class from August 16-20 covering the first six weeks of drawing: showing you how to draw through the techniques CC highlights, how to break down art to simple processes, how to try different techniques for those who get frustrated. The cost is $25 for four 1-hour classes. While […]