Joshua Tree National Park - Artist in Residence Day 8
Teaching Drawing in the Classroom
Today was spent in the classroom, working with 5th and 6th graders at a local elementary school. I crammed about three weeks of drawing instruction into an hour, and then we headed outside, into the desert to practice drawing from observation. Kids here get no art instruction in the schools, so my time with them felt even more valid than usual. These were some great kids, I really enjoyed the day, and look forward to next week when we take them into the park for an all day field trip, hiking, exploring geology, and drawing.
This evening, I did a little cleaning in the communal kitchen, made dinner, and as I write this I'm enjoying my view of the nearly full moon rising above the distant mountains, basking in the glow of the last light of day.
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| Practicing representing value, one of the many subjects I covered today. |
