tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post4370054960550486620..comments2024-03-29T04:09:17.422-07:00Comments on Laws of Gravity: Rushing ThroughLiz A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-8746977947908141672017-12-07T12:38:55.457-08:002017-12-07T12:38:55.457-08:00I wasn't an art person either. But some really...I wasn't an art person either. But some really like art. You should see some of the amazing things they can do, even at the high school level.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-129695145560342972017-12-07T12:27:54.212-08:002017-12-07T12:27:54.212-08:00I am terrible at drawing and I don't understan...I am terrible at drawing and I don't understand why anyone would want to take an art class in high school unless they are forced to. With that being said I think these kids will face a lot of difficulties in the future unless they soon learn how to deal with instructions. Many of them don't care!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17406717262345866373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-75418047582977539792017-12-07T10:16:13.000-08:002017-12-07T10:16:13.000-08:00Definitely be careful about diabetes. Scary stuff,...Definitely be careful about diabetes. Scary stuff, that.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-31307782643583379332017-12-07T10:12:27.412-08:002017-12-07T10:12:27.412-08:00So true. ~hugs~ It doesn't help that my hair i...So true. ~hugs~ It doesn't help that my hair is thinning. May need to look at sugar levels. Diabetes runs in my family and my father's hair thinned out before his diagnosis.Darla M Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212760625717298992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-40550568679925141972017-12-07T09:22:22.068-08:002017-12-07T09:22:22.068-08:00You've bought into the fashion industry's ...You've bought into the fashion industry's impossible standards. I know, it's hard to shake this whole "we have to be thin for our health" BS. I've been following body positivity people for some time now, and it's a bit of a reprogramming, but it helps to feel good about who you are right now.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-16054953334321009512017-12-07T09:17:18.679-08:002017-12-07T09:17:18.679-08:00You were talented from a young age. I can see that...You were talented from a young age. I can see that.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-78805304278332689232017-12-07T08:12:05.270-08:002017-12-07T08:12:05.270-08:00There's a boy I recently got to know that show...There's a boy I recently got to know that showed me his sketches. They were juvenile of course (because he's young)but I found quite a few things in the efforts that he made that I singled out as remarkable (because they were). I could see he was paying attention to rules of facial proportions, i.e., eyes being located halfway down the oval of a face, bottom of the nose is half again between eyes and chin, etc. I could see he was making effort to shade and to show detail. Each time I found something in his drawings, which I stared at for some time, he seemed delighted that I'd noticed something and pointed it out to him. I'm not an official "teacher" but I did show him some techniques that I find useful, and I also suggested that he find a way to graduate up from crayon (even though a disciplined person can do nice things with crayon--oil pastel anyone?) I have some strong feelings about art. One of them is that teaching art as a class does a disservice to it. Art historically was accomplished as an apprenticeship, which allowed someone that was very skilled to pass on that skill through hours and hours of toil, criticism, and attention to detail. I was lucky that I had tons of time in high school to basically apprentice myself to a master artist for most of the school day. I've taken those things that I've learned with me, and to this day I draw on my canvas at home.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-61350171755335652372017-12-07T07:56:46.207-08:002017-12-07T07:56:46.207-08:00I've said it before, but I'll say it again...I've said it before, but I'll say it again. I've been where you are, but couldn't do it anymore. God bless you!Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-54983155332152637862017-12-07T02:17:45.295-08:002017-12-07T02:17:45.295-08:00Awww... Thanks. I absolutely hate my picture since...Awww... Thanks. I absolutely hate my picture since I've gained so much weight.Darla M Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212760625717298992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-29732432286619354362017-12-06T20:35:16.711-08:002017-12-06T20:35:16.711-08:00Thank you for including the video. I enjoyed watch...Thank you for including the video. I enjoyed watching that. I was once told by my teacher, after painting my very first iris, that the iris was one of the hardest flowers to paint. Thinking that meant I messed it up but then she said, "but you captured it perfectly"....perfect was not a word she used often and I rubbed it in with the class each time I got one! hahaPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10211965720334593365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-41369953622500620682017-12-06T20:30:08.538-08:002017-12-06T20:30:08.538-08:00Not sure if I could do the assignment being influe...Not sure if I could do the assignment being influenced by O'Keefe to draw a flower. But then I was never good at art myself.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-59076441844422112017-12-06T18:13:33.023-08:002017-12-06T18:13:33.023-08:00Oh yeah...Oh yeah...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-28232610609287333102017-12-06T18:13:09.761-08:002017-12-06T18:13:09.761-08:00Art classes can be hit or miss.Art classes can be hit or miss.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-12741314403212505362017-12-06T18:12:10.243-08:002017-12-06T18:12:10.243-08:00Love the butterfly dress. It's cute. Why don&#...Love the butterfly dress. It's cute. Why don't you want your pic on your blog? You should do it :)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-46103436640439687802017-12-06T16:24:19.058-08:002017-12-06T16:24:19.058-08:00Talk about short attention spans ...Talk about short attention spans ...songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-89490187154035999672017-12-06T15:48:28.525-08:002017-12-06T15:48:28.525-08:00Middle graders without cell phones? Is it a sign o...Middle graders without cell phones? Is it a sign of the apocalypse? L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-17837032125567495652017-12-06T15:44:01.446-08:002017-12-06T15:44:01.446-08:00This is one reason why a good friend of mine had b...This is one reason why a good friend of mine had bad headaches due to stress when he was teaching high school students art, never mind middle schoolers. I would have loved doing thisBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-59547018933170126422017-12-06T12:55:24.499-08:002017-12-06T12:55:24.499-08:00The second I saw her name I was like OMG please do...The second I saw her name I was like OMG please don't tell me someone googled it. Wow things could have gotten awkward.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-83280139471017718362017-12-06T11:43:21.605-08:002017-12-06T11:43:21.605-08:00It's fun when the students are interested in a...It's fun when the students are interested in art. Some of them are a joy to be around. And when I have a class where they're working... They have the oddest conversations while they're working. Fun groups.<br /><br />It's just the art classes where they took it for the easy A. Those are the students that I end up having issues with. (And they find out soon enough that it's not really an easy A.)Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-14835792666027663702017-12-06T11:41:16.562-08:002017-12-06T11:41:16.562-08:00Ah, yes. The problem here was that the teacher had...Ah, yes. The problem here was that the teacher had to call out suddenly. Teachers have emergencies sometimes. The lesson plans can be lacking in certain things when that happens. As a sub, I understand and make do with what I have on hand.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-57685522130233292852017-12-06T11:23:55.722-08:002017-12-06T11:23:55.722-08:00I wish I could remember jr high art class. I do re...I wish I could remember jr high art class. I do remember high school art class. -loved it. The teacher, however, did not seem thrilled with most of us. We were stoner idiots, mainly. -still loved drawing though. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-71201793339469472952017-12-06T11:07:07.844-08:002017-12-06T11:07:07.844-08:00Oh, wow. You really earn your pay. ~grin~ I couldn...Oh, wow. You really earn your pay. ~grin~ I couldn't do your job.<br /><br />Okay, you want to see a photo of me? I did allow my NaNoWriMo group to capture my image for FB. You'll be able to pick me out, for sure.<br /><br />https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/24232911_10215148417011945_9144832128045128074_n.jpg?oh=565fa506f2de01c99e1bfa8baa08e0ab&oe=5ACD1DB3Darla M Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212760625717298992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-74321496755395571992017-12-06T10:19:18.808-08:002017-12-06T10:19:18.808-08:00Odd that the teacher didn't have the images so...Odd that the teacher didn't have the images so the students could see them easily.Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-38127892486501266172017-12-06T10:02:44.970-08:002017-12-06T10:02:44.970-08:00Hi Liz - an amazing artist and thanks for sharing ...Hi Liz - an amazing artist and thanks for sharing the video - beautiful to see ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8925412579189247293.post-76551203318647057002017-12-06T10:01:45.323-08:002017-12-06T10:01:45.323-08:00Granted flowers aren't exciting, but that'...Granted flowers aren't exciting, but that's still lame. Hope the ones that rushed see it reflected in their grade.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com