Monthly Archives: February 2011

….Nearing the end of February, and an old friend of mine shows up: the sun. Perfect opportunity to set some canvases outside to dry. I’ll enjoy it, while it lasts…

This past Monday (February 21st), I drove down to the greater Cincinnati area for a visit to Northern Kentucky University. Now having my feet wet with my teaching internship, I had a strong desire to pay a visit to my … Continue reading →

This is a quick project that we did in our Professional Practices class called a “Mind Map”. The idea is to visually map out your life and values on paper. At the center of the map you begin with yourself, … Continue reading →

The format for this week’s class was much the same as last week, the students beginning with quick 2-minute gesture drawings. Then some 4-minute drawings, after which they continued their drawings from the previous week. This drawing will be completed … Continue reading →

This week, we started class with 2-minute gesture drawings. The class did a number of these 2-minute drawings, then 3- and 4-minute sketches. Emphasis was placed on getting the proportions correct and getting the whole figure on the page in … Continue reading →

TEACHING INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE – WEEK 3 In this week’s class, the students continued doing quick 2- or 5-minutes sketches (mostly on 18″ x 24″ paper), then moved on to the beginning of a 3-week drawing. The first half of the … Continue reading →