First Day of Class
I always tell people in the first drawing class that they will learn to draw by the end of the term. I usually have a room full of disbelievers.
Why don’t they believe me? At the end of the term, everyone is amazed at what they can do. It happens every time. But that initial disbelief is always a given.
What does that say about how drawing is seen by our society? Is it encouraged or belittled? If it doesn’t come automatically, if early scribblings are awkward, is there no point in venturing further? Different messages, often discouraging ones, make most people nervous to even try (or try again). That is so sad because of all the basic elements one needs to draw, talent isn’t one of them!
Instead, drawing is a skill. And it can be developed over the course of a ten week term.