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.
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George Whale
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Loughborough University School of Art & Design (LUSAD)
Loughborough
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