Morning Sahra,
I teach freehand drawing to senior year architecture students, some of
whom, strangely, have few drawing skills. I have also taught extensive
adult drawing classes. I agree with David that the most important
barrier to learning to draw is fear. I always point out that if one has
eye-hand co-ordination, one CAN learn to draw. Betty Edwards has some
good exercises which I have also used for beginner adults: drawing a
complicated line drawing upside down and so on. They are always amazed
to find that, yes, they can do it, and very well at that. Good luck with
your project - let me know how it goes and let me know also if I can
have a copy of your thesis when you get to bind it. My other passion is
'what drawers and artists/ writers 'saying'? Many of us will be very
interested in the findings of your research project so keep us posted,
my email is: [log in to unmask]
Best wishes,
Jan White
www.geocities.com/jmwh8981/index
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Sent: Thursday, 31 May 2007 2:01 a.m.
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Subject: Teaching Drawing to Adults
Hello:
I am a doctorate student/university drawing teacher in Oporto
(Portugal),
and I am Writing my Doctoral Dissertation on the problems young adults
face
when trying to learn how to draw realistically (without previous
experience). I have an extensive bibliography on the same subject,
related
to children and their development in this subject (Matthews, Willats,
etc.).
So far, it has been very difficult to locate similar research, but
related
specifically to older subjects.
I would appreciate any help immensely.
Thank You
Sahra Kunz
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