Teaching 2D Art

Process matters.

I’m lucky to have taught drawing and painting in several forums. Practicing as a 2D teacher helps me to keep my skills sharp, and also to reconsider other aspects of my teaching.

The section below is a growing album of student work from Strath Haven High School, where have been teaching an Art 1 whenever enrollment demands since 2019. I’ve included a few examples that show how we’ve been using sketchbooks in the course. Please click on images for a closer view.

Sample Student Portfolios

Students created their own portfolios in Adobe Express.

Student work in the section below is from the Blue Ridge Summer Institute for Young Artists, where I led visual arts in summer 2013. Please click on images for a closer view.

At BLUR, my visual art students collaborated with Creative Writing students to create a digital magazine on the theme of ‘Consumption.’

Click to see the PDF.