Two very interesting art classes

My mom signed me up for art lessons at Grandview Island, and I have to admit, it was really interesting. It was titled "Drawing and Painting Techniques", and we meet every Sunday. Our teacher is very interesting, he really digs deeply into the arts, and it is probably one of the best classes I've ever attended.He's a teacher at the Emily Carr University, so he always tells us all about it.
 Last class, we learned the difference between lines and mass. Then we experimented with charcoal, and eraser. Charcoal adds to your painting, and so does the eraser, (black and white lines) while the paper towel is the eraser, smudging away unwanted lines. Anyways, the lesson this week was particularly interesting. When I entered the classroom this week, the teacher told us to gather around his table, and there was a white piece of paper on it. He told us to describe it. Someone said "white and blank", another person said "manufactured", and another said "you kill trees to get it". But he said that we still had to dig more deeply. Then he said that the paper was the culprit of our global warming problems, and how much trees we kill for paper, and how much bleach we deep into the waters just to have that paper white for drawing. He also told us that in Emily Carr, you have to do more of this, including writing a 1000 essay describing a piece of brick!
Then we got into drawing. He walked around and told us that he was impressed with our drawing styles. He told us that our drawing styles are as unique as our signatures. That we were Alphas, and that our styles represent our generation, and how we make our mark on the world. He also said that when you get older, you become a Beta, and when you get to the age where you turn around and reflect on yourself, you become an Omega. I found that really interesting.
One story he told us was really interesting, he said he read it in a book. Picasso had many colour periods. He had a pink period, where he only experimented and painted in pink. He also had a blue, green, grey, black. When he was younger, he had a long blue period. He only painted in blue, and that red was better, but still, he painted in blue. Why? My teacher told us that Picasso used to be a broke student! Red paint was more expensive, and blue paint was the cheapest, so he could only afford blue.

I know, this is getting long, so I'll stop now. I can't wait for the next art class! I'll be back!

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