Guernica Drawing Project

December 22, 2009

For our final in-class project, I had the students each take a section of Picasso’s great 1937 painting, Guernica, and draw it using charcoal. We then put them all together to form the large reproduction of the masterpiece. Throughout the quarter, we investigated many artists and styles, including DeKooning, Dali, and Chuck Close to gain [...]

Buffalo Nickel

January 8, 2009

The Buffalo nickel was the object of inspiration for my first animal drawing in 2006. I had a cherished Buffalo nickel for a time, as a child, otherwise can’t really explain why I decided to draw the image on a particular day. And, for it to lead to the development of an entire series is [...]