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Re: DRAWING EXPOSED!

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Rodney and Barbara Boville (rboville)
Mon, 19 Jul 1999 21:41:31 -0500

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Those of you out there who are uncomfortable with teaching drawing, =
there are some very good books to highten your confidence on "how to =
teach drawing". I myself have used the Mona Brookes books:Drawing with =
Children and Drawing with Older Children. I cut apart the first book and =
laminated all the pages and put it in a three ring binder, I use it so =
frequently. A super resource for any art visual art teacher. Barbara:) =
ps. My student teachers have been overwhelmend with the content of the =
book and wondered why they did not see it at the university level.!
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Beeching <robprod>
To: artsEdnet TALK <artsednet.edu>
Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 7:51 PM
Subject: DRAWING EXPOSED!
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Of all the art disciplines, DRAWING is the most personally =
challenging
because it is so blatantly visual and intimate. One cannot hide =
one's inadequacies,
and cannot be corrected by those themselves who cannot draw, so =
avoidance
seems to be the policy.
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It is interesting to read all the justifications for not to teaching =
children how to draw,
as it is to read so little in support of drawing.
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Perhaps that is why so many teachers ignore the working conditions =
of:
a.. hard colorless wax crayons - opposed to color filled oil =
passels=20
b.. hard surfaces - opposed to newspaper pads=20
c.. scribble - opposed to mass and line techniques=20
d.. using brush as a mop - opposed to teaching one=20
e.. to hold a brush correctly to make thick and thin lines=20
f.. composition skills of relationships between object size to =
paper ratios=20
g.. teaching the difference between drawing what one sees =
opposed to what one imagines
These techniques are overlooked or not taught at all in art =
education classes,
only in a department of art where most teachers never appear.
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No wonder that so many teachers are frightened at the prospects of
teaching drawing skills, and continue to rationalize this behavior =
by
avoidance.
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_______________________________________________________________rb
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Those of you out there who are = uncomfortable=20 with teaching drawing, there are some very good books to highten your = confidence=20 on "how to teach drawing". I myself have used the Mona Brookes = books:Drawing with Children and Drawing with Older = Children. I cut=20 apart the first book and laminated all the pages and put it in a three = ring=20 binder, I use it so frequently. A super resource for any art visual art = teacher.=20 Barbara:) ps. My student teachers have been overwhelmend with the = content of the=20 book and wondered why they did not see it at the university = level.!
-----Original = Message-----
From:=20 Bob Beeching <robprod>
To:=20 artsEdnet TALK <artsednet.edu= >
Date:=20 Sunday, July 18, 1999 7:51 PM
Subject: DRAWING=20 EXPOSED!

Of all the art disciplines, DRAWING is the most = personally=20 challenging
because it is so blatantly visual and intimate. = One cannot=20 hide one's inadequacies,
and cannot be corrected by those themselves who = cannot=20 draw, so avoidance
seems to be the policy.
 
It is interesting to read all the justifications = for=20 not to teaching children how to draw,
as it is to read so little in support of=20 drawing.
 
 Perhaps that is why so many teachers ignore the working conditions of:
These techniques are overlooked or not taught at = all in=20 art education classes,
 only in a department = of art=20 where most teachers never appear.
 
No wonder that so many teachers are frightened = at the=20 prospects of
teaching drawing skills, and continue to = rationalize this=20 behavior by
avoidance.
 
_______________________________________________________________r= b
 
 
 
 
 
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