• Learning to Art

    An art lesson in geometric perspective with commentary from Rudyard Kipling’s poem about creativity reminds us the artist’s experience and expression is as important as the image itself. We also are always called to do our best, not just for human praise, but for the joy of the work itself.


  • Perspective: How We See

    Perspective is both a mental outlook on life and our ability to view things in their true relations or relative importance. In art class, we use the tools of perspective to make a two dimensional surface appear three dimensional. One of the techniques is drawing parallel lines as converging in order to give the illusion…


  • Homage to Morandi

    My students in the art class at the church have shown much progress since we began last year. I’m proud of them for sticking in there and taking this journey down a path less traveled by others. Most art education classes begin with the idea of a model and the students should all try to…