The day has dawned for my lesson with the 10 and 11 year-olds at the village school. The weather forecast was rainy until noon and the lesson began at 1.00. I did a demo in the class room explaining the techniques, so that they 'knew where they were going' with the instructions. I tend to teach techniques and leave the drawing up to them at this age. When they are older and more self-conscious about 'getting it right' it's appropriate to teach drawing skills. The 25 children walked down from … [Read more...]