Looking for design inspiration?   Browse our curated collections!

Life Lessons from a Former Art Teacher

Nila Jane Autry

Blog #10 of 28

Previous

|

Next

October 10th, 2014 - 05:18 PM

Blog Main Image
Life Lessons from a Former Art Teacher

Yay! The numbers show that I now have 25 followers! That's like a classroom of new students. I taught Art in the public school system for 24 years. Including my student teaching I've taught from 6th grade to college level art classes. There's no greater feeling than meeting a new classroom full of students for the first time. So followers: I will do my best to keep all of you engaged and learning from me...whether it be life lessons, art lessons, or just a bit of sunshine on a cloudy day.

watercolor self portrait 1980
Looking down the hall in my basement apartment while studying Art Education at BYU, I whipped out a little self-portrait in watercolor.
My style has changed over the years significantly. Here we see a freshness and spontaneity that has been sacrificed for accuracy.

Many collectors and artists would choose freshness over accuracy. What do you enjoy the most?

A Master Painter will have both spontaneity and accuracy in the same painting, at least it will appear that way. This great goal will take me a lifetime to master!

Fiona in front of the painting of her
My friend Fiona posed for the painting that is displayed behind her.
This is the painting. It took at least 2 years to finish to my satisfaction.

Life is Precious Handle with Flowers
Fiona allowed me to do an exhaustive photo shoot with her as my model, from there is created this painting, using several sources, including a pottery piece I made several years ago for the main sunflower image.
Short post, probably because I'm used to short attention spans in the classroom, so now it's time to respond in the comments below, spontaneity or accuracy if you must choose?

More great stuff for you next week!

Click Here for More Information

Comments

Post a Comment

There are no comments on this blog.   Click here to post the first comment.