visioning project results

here are some exemplary pieces from the new "visioning" project I did with my basics students last semester. You can learn more about the process and the thinking behind it here.  It turned out to be a great way to satisfy both conceptual and technical needs for the beginning level student.  By having students choose an image or object with personal resonance and draw it small it was both motivating and less intimidating.  The artist statements the students wrote revealed strong evidence of thinking about objects beyond their literal functions/meanings.  I was impressed at the level of metaphor many of the students tapped in to.

portrait project results

The end of 1st semester was such a blur!  With the dual pressures of finishing up taking and teaching classes I was extremely exhausted to say the least!  Despite the fact the students were very rushed, I think the portraits turned out very well.  Here are some of the most successful examples:

pretty good for students who've never painted portraits before, don't you think?