Yesterday afternoon and evening, students in “Drawing as a Way of Knowing” (A&S 095) spent time in the library with Prof. Daisy Benson, learning about the many resources available for researching their papers on artistic styles and artist’s “handwriting”. Of particular value was ArtStor, something new at UVM. If you haven’t used it yet, it’s worth a look. It provides an incredible database of images and texts.

After the presentation, we returned to our “studio/classroom” and talked about the upcoming paper draft that is due, ways of composing and transforming texts, and the difference between composing and editing. We took a look at previous semester’s drafts and how they evolved over time.

We then learned about ink wash techniques, and students brought subjects of interest to paint/draw using this method. The images from the afternoon and evening are below.

Thanks to everyone who worked so hard and participated with energy and enthusiasm. Next week we will have a visit from staff at the Writing Center. The following week the author of your text “Keys to Drawing,” Bert Dodson will visit and talk about his new book “Drawing and the Imagination”. The week after that we will have a guest lecture from Christina Fearon at the Fleming museum who will talk about interpreting composition, style, and meaning in selected paintings and sculpture at the Fleming.

A reminder to everyone: Midterm Portfolio and Journal entries are due next week. I will elaborate again on these in an email to the listerv shortly.

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