After “rapping” up at UNCA – I had so much fun with two classes of wonderful and talented students – I’m on the other side of the desk for a while. We’re at AACC in Maryland. I’m taking two terrific classes: Creative Journaling and Portraiture with two knowledgeable and enthusiastic instructors – learning subject matter, and by their example good teaching techniques.
The Journaling class is small with a diverse mix of students and a very creative instructor, Mary. She prefers index cards to a carry-around notebook and, so far, tolerates my nonsense. We’ll see how long that lasts. Her homework (right) is the best part…
Portraiture will be all about breaking my bad habits. Our instructor Rick takes a very classic approach and we’ll just be using charcoal. We have a live model. All I have do do is listen, see, take my time, and draw large. Yikes, that’s a lot for me!
Sunday, my old DC-Baltimore chapter of the NCS said it would be OK if I “attended” the annual Reuben category voting, this time for Magazine illustration. At my new SE Chapter, voting was far away in Georgia, so just seeing old friends was fine with me. Couldn’t vote, but glad to see some old pals’ entries around the table. Nothing to say except Ron did a great job with the voting, counting and keeping his pie-hole shut about the tally.
The event was hosted by greeting-card-Barbara, now joining the NCS board (YEA!), at her amazing huge home in the Rowland Park neighborhood of Baltimore, MD. Verrrry nice, like Wellseley, MA, West Hartford, CN or Cleveland Park, DC. If you watched “The Wire” you know the neighborhood. Barbara is a creative Krakatoa, her home is full of art for fun and we all have a giant crush on her. Good news for a “grape” lady.
Thanks Barbara and Alan (her quiet, smart partner) you were perfect hosts.