On Monday, we moved beyond graphite pencil on to oil pastels. Yea! Color is good. Here’s my first drawing: We were tasked with copying a painting. I chose Two Populars On a Road through the Hills by Van Gogh. Considering I have no idea how to use oil pastels, I fairly pleased with the result. Now that I’m done with assignment, I understand that the only way to get true white is to use it [...]

For a couple of years, I’ve wanted to take an art class from the University of Utah. However, lack of funds, time, or energy kept me from moving forward. This Fall the stars aligned, and I signed up for an art class. Now originally, I intended on taking an Intro to Design class. I thought I’d learn a few concepts/rules to help me design better stuff. Then out of no where, I decided to take [...]