Self-Portrait

The students really don't like to do self-portrait. They are so concerned about getting the likeness. But getting the likeness is not not the aim of drawing a face. The face in the art work takes a life of its own. Nobody cares how Mona Lisa the person really looked. It's the face in the painting that lives on.

Herbert Wang, 12

Michael Tu, 11

Conté Crayon Value Drawing

Art cannot be taught. The most an art teacher can do is to introduce material and method. I introduced Conté crayon today and asked the students to put something in the drawing so it won't be just a boring value study. Here is  what came out of everyone's imagination.