Arwynne, 15 I asked my daughter, a freshman, what art project would you like to do? What can I help you learn? Again, I am gifted with these people in my home during this quarantine, that are willing to learn from me. She expressed that she wanted to work with colored pencils and learn more about how to create a drawing in that medium. So in stark realization, I froze. For years I had been teaching art to little people. I have gone back to school myself and taken drawing to learn how to talk about drawing, how to critique peers or students, but I realized I have not practiced the skills. I think that my desire and ability to teach older and to teach very young has just evolved over the years. Fresh out of my undergrad fine art degree the pull was to that middle group, the high schoolers, the college students. Don't get me wrong I feel I could easily teach fibers to high schoolers or the studio art classes in college in the discipline of fibers. But to teach the other skills like drawing and painting, both are inherent to me, like color knowledge it a skill I haven't been practicing or using. I am extremely thankful my daughter(s) 15 & 14, are willing to go through the technical steps of me talking. They are patient with me as I navigate these uncharted waters. Here is the results of our lesson, in Marble drawing in colored pencil. I haven't attempted but I think teaching them excited me so much I want to give it a go. Here is a link to the original idea. https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/how-to-draw-a-realistic-marble-with-colored-pencils Adeline, 14
Arwynne, 15
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AuthorI have a passion for the visual arts and love sharing it with others. I have enjoyed teaching all ages and love to incorporate art history and traditional disciplines as well as innovative ideas. Art is vital to who I am as a creator and educator. Archives
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