Terry Burkes

Art Teacher

 

Shanghai - Watercolor Class and Gallery Field Trips

 

 

Formal Painting Analysis

An example critique using a painting
by Vincent Van Gogh

Because we all need a little objective non-judgmental feedback sometimes.
 

Bahia, Brazil - Art Workshops with Local Materials

Mosaic, mobiles, perspective, shadows (sun vs artificial light),
textural ink drawing, and painting (colors at night vs daytime.)

I didnt underestimate these kids, and they surpassed my dreams!

 
 
I gave them the same formal assignments I gave to adults. This included requiring 3 conceptual design sketches before creating something complicated. I thought they'd resist and prefer to be impulsive, but they loved it! And the beautiful thing, was seeing them share their sketches, ideas, opinions and tools with each other. And they'd encourage each other when insecure, with one of the most beautiful words on the planet for unlocking creativity ... experiment!