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| Me and some kids from the art class |
Here's some of the work that came out of the seven weeks of intensive drawing classes I taught to kids grades 1-6 at Ant Farm this fall. I was delighted to see their unique talents, and I'll let the pictures do most of the talking.
We created this 2 x 3 ft rendition of the Mona Lisa by having the kids draw one little portion at a time without seeing what it was a part of. It helped them focus on drawing what they really saw, rather than what they thought should be there.
Before Instruction and After Instruction "My Hand" drawings.
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| Charlie B. Age 9 |
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| Eileen B. Age 7 |
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| Willa G. Age 12 |
The kids practiced drawing negative spaces, the "everything else" in a picture, by drawing the shapes
around the chair first.
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L to R: Charlie B. Age 9; Reese B. Age 9; Willa G. Age 12
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The kids learned about light and shadow by drawing an orange.
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Top Row, L to R: Lindsay W. Age 11; Carson N. Age 10; Liam J. Age 7
Bottom Row, L to R: Logan N. Age 12; Reese B. Age 9; Silas G. Age 10 |
At the very beginning of the classes, the kids drew a self-portrait without instruction, and at the final class they drew another.
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| Brandon N. Age 8 |
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| Eileen B. Age 7 |
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| Jonah A. Age 6 |
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| Logan N. Age 12 |
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| Willa G. Age 12 |
