Just the facts, Ma’am, about Drawing Lessons, please. Tuesday afternoons at the Courthouse Gallery on B Street in Exeter. 5 classes, each 1 hour long. 4 people per class. $55/month. Each person works on her own drawing, at her own pace. No one needs to know anything before beginning. That’s why people take lessons. No […]
About Learning To Draw
Since I have been teaching private and group drawing lessons for 21 years, I have lots to say on the subject. In looking at the photos in yesterday’s blog posting, it reminded me that yes, a slanted drawing table would be more effective. However, my classes last for one hour, so we just make […]
Very Effective Drawing Teacher
May I say that I am a very effective drawing teacher? I’m 55, so I can say whatever I want. However, I think this assessment of my ability to help people learn to draw is accurate, not boasting. I’ve been teaching drawing lessons for 21 years, and my students are FABULOUS. They are fabulous people, […]
Drawing Lessons
For about 21 years I have been teaching drawing lessons. This sounds formal. The more accurate description to my way of thinking is simply that I show people how I draw and thus guide them to do their own pencil drawing. It is one of the most satisfying and rewarding (more than just financial) parts […]
Drawing Lessons as Apprenticeships?
While reading Jeff Goins’ The Art of Work, I received a bit of reinforcement and validation for my teaching people how to draw. (Thanks, Jeff!) All along I have said that the only ones who don’t learn how to draw from me are the ones who quit too soon. Jeff reinforced that thought with this: An apprenticeship is […]
The Art of Work and Drawing Lessons
Jefferson Memorial, pencil on paper, size forgotten, price undetermined, drawn because I love to draw, love this piece of history and love this architectural style. Any questions? Use the contact button above and I’ll do my best to answer. The Art of Work by Jeff Goins is at the top of my current stack of books. […]
Broken Communication in an Information Age
I got an email from a stranger in Kansas who googled “pencil drawing of a cabin”. YEA! This brought him to “Cabinart”! He had seen a drawing of the Clover Creek Bridge on my site and then could no longer find it. (Since the site has been rebuilt, I left off some of the older pieces […]
More Secret Oil Painting Workshop
Here are more photos and commentary from the secret oil painting workshop that I gave for my advanced drawing students. There are perquisites to taking drawing lessons – I lend photos, do scanning and photoshop prep for turning drawings into cards, and give secret oil painting workshops, among other benefits. We decided that the fruit […]
Secret Oil Painting Workshop
That’s right – SECRET oil painting workshop! I’ve only been an oil painter since March 8, 2006, learning by guess and by golly on my own, experimenting and bumbling along, taking and quitting a couple of classes, reading up, asking questions of other painters, watching some videos. What I know, which is precious little, I […]
I Love To Teach People How to Draw
One afternoon per week, I am in Exeter at the Courthouse Gallery of the Arts. Each hour on the half hour, four people come in for their weekly drawing lesson. Each person works at her own pace on her own picture. Or his. We have a great time, and people really learn to draw! The […]