November Journeyman Inspirements

(This isn't an inspirement - just one of my favorite poems of all time)

Journeyman Inspirements:
1. Read Chapter 8 of Story of Art
2. Read a short biography or watch a short clip about Kipling:
3. Read Chapter 5 of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain (DRS)
4. Write your favorite quote, thought or question from your study.

-If you can, find one of your childhood drawings. (If you don't find any, try to remember what it might have looked like.) Compare it to one of your latest drawings. Is there an extreme difference, or is there little change? Look for similarities in the artwork, like certain perspectives, shapes, textures, etc., that show your personal type of drawing. Record or share what you learned.

-Study a famous artist--learn about his/her childhood. Did he/she start out artistic? Or did he/she even like art? Write a report about who you studied or share what you discovered.

-Try to draw a picture that tells a story. (Page 72-73 from DRS has the info about it.) It can be anything you feel like drawing. For instance, see the picture on page 73. The boy that day was very frustrated with his sister, so he drew his sister extra large and with sharp teeth. It shows in his artwork that he was feeling angry or frustrated with his sister.

Put feeling into your artwork. Share your results.

 

-Do the drawing exercise on pages 74-75 on DRS, "Recalled Childhood Landscape." Could you remember your childhood landscape clearly, or did most of it gradually come to you as you draw? Or did you experience something completely different? Share your results

-Make a presentation about Rudyard Kipling or read one of his short stories or poems to present to the class. Find short stories and poems on the left hand side when you scroll down here: