That’s what I tell my students, and perhaps I need to specify that I am NOT speaking of a hummingbird egg. But, sometimes my students test their skills while also testing mine. I warn, nag, deny, forbid, warn some more and finally capitulate, but with more warnings. When someone insists on doing a drawing that […]
Finishing Drawings For Other People
Every week I teach people how to draw and have been doing this since 1994. Sometimes people stay for years, sometimes they discover it isn’t for them after a few lessons, and sometimes a year or two satisfies their itch to learn to draw. Sometimes people grow up, graduate, move away, retire, travel, or something […]
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TAMMIE! Last week I took a small stack of pencil drawings to a framer because I have a show coming in the spring. As I was lining them out on his counter, I decided that there is something wrong with this picture. It isn’t anything I can put my finger on; I just […]
Color Bullies, Part 2
My advanced drawing students successfully bullied me into 2 oil painting workshops. We had a great time! A rebel set aside her Sequoia painting that she began last week. This is of the Tetons from a photo she took. I painted the scene first so it would be a little easier for her. (I had […]
12 More Reasons to Take Drawing Lessons
Drawing lessons from me, not just drawing lessons in general, although learning to draw from me might be a problem if you live in Oklahoma or Minnesota. Because learning to draw is on your bucket list Because you had a mean art “teacher” who made you feel like an idiot and you want to undo […]
12 Reasons To Take Drawing Lessons (from me!)
Drawing lessons begin on Tuesday, September 6, 2016. I might have a little space in a class or two, and can’t find my waiting list. Are you thinking about taking lessons? Here are 12 reasons to consider drawing lessons: Because you were told it would be a miracle if you ever learned to draw Because […]
Drawing Lessons
Since 1994 I have been teaching people how to draw. We don’t go outside and sketch. We sit inside and work from photos. We learn to break a complex photo into its basic shapes, how to start a drawing, to get all the shapes and proportions right, how to shade so that it appears 3 dimensional […]
Drawing Lessons
Since 1994 I have been teaching people how to draw. Each class has 3-5 people who meet together for one hour per week. There are 5 of these classes in Exeter at the Courthouse Gallery on Tuesdays. (but not in July, August or December) Each person works at his own pace on his own drawing. Some […]
I Love To Teach People How To Draw
I love to teach people how to draw. Every Tuesday afternoon, people come to the Courthouse Gallery in Exeter for lessons. Four people for an hour at a time, each one working at his own pace on his own drawing. (Yes, I know it is acceptable to say “they” as a singular pronoun now, but […]
Secret Oil Painting Workshop Part 2
Why “secret”? Because I don’t advertise and recruit. . . it is an insider thing for my advanced drawing students. I don’t believe I know enough to truly teach anyone how to oil paint. Instead, I view myself as one beggar showing a few other beggars how to find bread. Let’s see how these other […]