More Free Art Classes

Window To Art

Here is yet another free online art study course. It has all the
elements of art and design in simple and organized progression. It provides
illustrations along the way. There is nothing to commit to and can be done at
your own pace. You can start and stop anytime.

The address:

http://www.mmwindowtoart.com/

The Last Art Class & a Day at Marcia's Studio

Our third assignment for the last class was a portrait which the instructor thought was "difficult" because of the eyeglasses. I thought they were easy and had loads of trouble with the nose which I never thought I got right. Then at the end of the last class our wonderful instructor let us pick one of his drawings as a gift. I liked this portait of a ferret. Thankfully I picked an easy one as our class exercise was to take about 20 minutes and begin drawing it.

Today was a relaxing day at Marcia's wonderful studio with sewing friends. I completed a top using hand woven blue ikat fabric from Northern Thailand and two molas from Panama. I head for the islands for more molas next week so this uses up a couple from my stash.

Linda Bachman made a start on a wonderful looking piece made from hand dyed shibori.

Some Results from the Art Class I Have Been Taking

I signed up recently for a four session Adult Education Art Class at the local high school. I had been wanting to take one for a long time but they never seemed to coincide with my schedule. I have always had zero ability to be able to draw and can't even make decent stick figures so I had nowhere to go but up. The class is taught by Will Boydell, a local artist and musician who also teaches in the local schools. The first exercise was to draw and shade an egg. He didn't like the shape of the egg but the shading was ok. I did better with a group of balls. Our homework assignment was to redraw his leopard (on the left) and we weren't allowed, of course, to just trace it. Except for getting the face a bit too long I thought I did ok.

My second week's assignment was to redraw this face on the left. I spent about 2 hours on my drawing. Next week's assignment is yet another face, although a bit more difficult.