Students in study

Scholars are finishing their paintings of still life objects and then moving on to creating studies of facial features, starting with the eyes.  In class students are given a sheet of examples to study off of, a demonstration of how to draw the eye with explanations of the various parts of the eye is given, and then scholars use the handout, mirrors and peers at their table to create their own studies or sketches of eyes.

Learning from the past and artists working today

With each assignment my students are introduced to an artist.  Some of the artists we study come from history.  We have studied artists such as Pablo Picasso, Georgia O'Keeffe, John Biggers, Jacob Lawrence.  We also draw inspiration from today's working artists such as Deborah Butterfield, Chuck Close, Phil Hansen, and others.  Below are examples of some of their work.

Butterfield, Ferdinand

Butterfield



Pablo Picasso



Picasso

Chuck Close

Close, working in studio

Phil Hansen

Hansen