Friday, March 13, 2015

On the Pulse of the Morning


Maya Angelou wrote this poem many years ago for President Clinton's inaugural celebration.  Illustrators take on the challenge of finding images to represent a poem, short story, or magazine article.  Read this poem and watch Maya Angelou recite it.  Your creative task will be to do a drawing that could accompany this poem.   You may want to think of symbols to represent the poem, you may wan to be literal, or just try to capture the essence of the poem.  You could also try to capture a specific moment in the piece.





Monday, March 9, 2015

STREET ART

Advanced Drawing and Painting


Art expresses the human experience.  It tells a story about us. Check out these creative street artists  and choose one that expresses something you can relate to. Critique one of the murals by describing, analyzing, Interpreting, and Evaluating it.  This should be done in your sketchbook.  I really love the one above because it reminds me of being a child. I love the monumental size of the hands-someone might think, just for a second that someone is casting their shadow on the wall.  An unexpected surprise! 

Street Art Utopia Gallery