Dolly
Yes, it's on page 10.
George.
At 10:36 PM 5/8/02 +0100, you wrote:
>George,
>Any chance of a page number for that quote?
>Dolly
>www.bingbangbong.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "George Whale" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 10:23 AM
>Subject: Sound common sense
>
>
>> Dear All
>>
>> I came across the following in Mona Brookes' book, 'Drawing with Children'
>> (1996, Tarcher/Puttnam):
>>
>> 'We don't expect children to play the piano, study dance, or learn a sport
>> without showing them the basic components of these subjects. Why do we
>> expect them to understand the complexities of drawing on their own?
>Imagine
>> expecting children to write creative stories without teaching them the
>> alphabet and the structure of language. Learning the language of drawing
>> and painting is likewise essential for anyone wanting to pursue those arts
>> creatively.'
>>
>> The idea that children (and art students, for that matter) should be given
>> explicit teaching in observational drawing seems to me like sound common
>> sense. But I'd be interested to know whether anybody on the list
>disagrees.
>>
>> George Whale.
>>
>>
>> http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ac/ad/htmlpages/staff/gwhale.html
>>
>> George Whale
>> Research Associate
>> Loughborough University School of Art & Design (LUSAD)
>> Loughborough
>> Leicestershire
>> LE11 3TU
>> UK
>>
>> Tel: +44 (0)1509 228967
>> Mobile: 07944 751088
>> Fax: +44 (0)1509 228902
>>
>>
>
>
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/ac/ad/htmlpages/staff/gwhale.html
George Whale
Research Associate
Loughborough University School of Art & Design (LUSAD)
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1509 228967
Mobile: 07944 751088
Fax: +44 (0)1509 228902
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