I asked everyone to hold up their drawings. I’m sorry I cut Deb out of the photo. It wasn’t intentional, but at least I got her drawing in.
I often meet Deb in the grocery in town, but its been a while since she’s been in one of my classes. It was good to have her back.
Today we did a drawing of something I’m very familiar with and love to draw. And interior space. This one had a table with stuff on it, a chair, and doorway.
I taught a bit about perspective making the table and chair. Rachel was amazed and delighted that she was able to do it. Jennifer is a very good artist. She opened the book of paintings by Mary Hackett that I brought in and drew two interior scenes inspired by it.
Most everyone else went step by step, starting with the table. Except Art. He loves to draw cars, so I found a photo of a car in one of his magazines. “Start with the wheels,” I told him and he did.
Bette’s drawing was all planes and shapes, closer to cubism than Hackett’s paintings. And we all decide that Deb’s table looked more like a piano, which was fine with her.
The activities director found another job and every ones misses her. It’s an in-between time at The Mansion. A slow transition that feels directionless and no one seems to know where or when it will land.
But we had a good time today, working up till the last few minutes before lunch. We were just able to squeeze a few doorways into some of the drawings. But everyone got that line in that shows where the floor and wall meet. And once they drew it, they understood its importance in helping to create the illusion of a room.
At the end of the class Claudia came up to me and gave me her drawing. After drawing the table top, she figured the rest out on her own. Once Claudia gets started, she stays focused until she’s done with her work. Her table has two chairs with a woman in one and a man in the other.
I’ve seen Claudia’s unique drawing style develop over the years. He art always feels very personal to me and has lots of feeling.
I am glad to have one.
