Art classes in Berlin
Two hours of observational drawing. Observed were the old cameras and old coffee grinder. It was quite a lot of fun. The group was very excited and tried all sorts of drawing: drawing with mouth, with left hand for right handed and opposite, drawing without looking, drawing in one line and even drawing with the feet.
Apart from that we talked about 3-D and how to draw perspective. After making many sketches children drew a final drawing with inks and feathers.
We had a lovely class on observational drawing of insects. I printed out different insects and children mostly decided for a bee. They observed, compared, counted and did all of that fur in a certain direction. Just as it grows. The wings were great too. If they drew them too hard and thick, pressing their pencils as they so often love to, the wings were not really wings but something hard and stiff, closer to an air plain parts. BUT! if they soften their lines… voila! Something else…
They enjoyed the whole experience very much and it was extremely relaxing. In addition these little bodies are so complex there is always something new to discover and add.
