Lesson Plan 11: Drawing from Life: Hands (continued)

Lauren Henriksen

October 15, 2009

Lesson Plan 11: Drawing from Life: Hands (Continued)

Whom: Lauren Henriksen

Location: Tuerk House

Materials Needed: paper, pencils, erasers, watercolors, pastels, etc.

Time Line:

11:00- Introduction of myself and review the idea of the mural project for new students

11:10- Start demo of how to draw a hand

11:15- Students start/finish drawings

11:40: Wrap up the project

11:50- Lay out all of the drawings and critique.

11:58- Announce homework assignment

12:00- Clean and dismiss

Project Outline: This week project is a continuation of last weeks’ drawing lesson. The students spent so much time working the details out in their drawings that they wanted an extra week to finish. Next week we will move on to drawing portraits. Last weeks lesson: ‘Some of the student had mentioned that they wanted to “learn how to draw life-like”. This lesson is very basic, but it’s a great way of teaching how to draw from observation. The steps of drawing a hand are to find the basic shapes that the hand (or any object) is made of, then draw the lines that detail the shapes, and finally, add the shading to create a three dimensional form. I will demo the process first, going from shapes to lines to shading of a hand. Then the students will sit and draw their hands. This project will help to teach them o pay attention to detail, and how to translate that with a pencil. I believe this will give them the confidence to draw anything from life with practice.’

Conclusion: Again, the students really loved the project! One requested that next week I demo how to draw portraits –no problem! Ask and they shall receive! I definitely think they are ready to move on from hands!

Tuerk House Cafeteria Mural!

Today was the first mural project to happen at the Tuerk House, and it went so well! After a little time spent priming and drawing out the mural design that was thought of by the inpatients, we gathered thirteen fantastic volunteers to help paint. We came in from 1-4 pm and managed to paint the six murals almost completely, and we finished priming the rest of the cafeteria. There was alot of hard work put in by the volunteers, and it really shows!

The Tuerk House patients and staff are so incredibly grateful for the designs. One woman even cried a little when she saw them because they were so motivating and beautifully painted. The patients are so inspired by the artwork, and it really shows in the art classes. They are eager to learn how to draw and paint from life just as we did.

Overall, although we have some touch ups to do, the mural looks beautiful, and it couldn't have happened without all of the incredible volunteers we had today!

*More images will be uploaded soon! (including before pictures)