You know how you feel somebody looking at you, and you turn, and somebody actually is? It’s the same at an art gallery. You’re looking at one portrait, turn around, and there is a work of art directly behind you. Because it’s all energy. Every single thing has energy. – Marina Abramovic
Students go outside to draw landscape for this last marker assignment. We have rain on and off for the couple of weeks we are out there. The outdoor drawing teaches many things, most especially focus. Some students like the experience, others do not.
Their final homework for the semester is a self-portrait. I know they have all the skills necessary to complete one. And they have freedom to use materials of their choice. It’s really a challenge most everyone enjoys. People share humorous things, people share personal things. They all express something – it’s what a portrait allows.
Here are some works from today’s critique:
Kiria – Stressed Out
Mary – Me
Casey – Portrait 2015
Ricardo – Nothing Stays the Same
Gwynne – Missing Person
Daniela – Danii
Alfredo – Self Portrait
Henry – A Face Only a Mother Could Love
Andrea – Self Portrait
Susan – Dan (silver point)
Kiria – Leafy Embrace
Gwynne – Aloe
Casey – Little Tree
Andrea – Aloe
Monica Aissa Martinez 
