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Teacher Becomes Student, for a Weekend

4/13/2015

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This weekend I had a great, challenging and tiring time being a student again.

One of my first teachers when I got back into visual art in 2003 was John Leonard. I took a number of painting and figure-based classes (working from a model) with him, ending with his Wednesday Workshop, a by-invitation-only group of experienced and professional artists. 

I began as the least experienced member of that high performance group, which was a little stressful, but that served to help me up my game.

This weekend I was back with John Leonard and many of my favourite people (with a few notable exceptions). And I was back to painting from the model… for the first time in at least 5 years!

Since my painting has been focused almost exclusively on non-objective work for a few years, it took a while for me to work my way back to the figure in an easily-discernable way. The photos below are in the proper sequence, showing how abstracted I began and how I did find the figure again. 
Drawing was a little easier because of the prep and demo’ing I do for my 'Figurative Art' classes at Neilson Park. Make no mistake though, prep and demos are not the same as mindfully drawing from a figure with no other intent.

I always loved the challenges John threw at us and he didn’t disappoint (it felt like home!). If you click here, you will go to the first drawing of the group I’ve uploaded to Flickr. There I have captioned the photos with a list of approaches required for the exercise, in their proper sequence, for anyone who’s interested. Just click the right arrow on the page to view the next drawing.

I was nervous heading into the workshop after so long away, but after a brief adjustment period, the experience was joyful and the challenge has really refreshed me. Even for someone like me who is always inventing and trying new things, periodic challenges like this are invigorating and good for my creativity. 

Here are links to a few of my skilled and talented artist friends who were in the workshop with me:

  • Rena Sava
  • Susan Dain
  • Karen Darling
  • Steve Rose
  • Robin Hollingdrake
  • Sharon Labbett
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RIKA ARIYANTI
5/8/2025 03:29:56 am

"Teacher Becomes Student, for a Weekend," eh? That's a neat idea! It must give the teacher a fresh perspective, walking in the students' shoes for a bit. It's always good to see educators trying new things and staying connected to the learning experience from all angles. For anyone thinking about their own learning journey, whether as a student or an educator, here's a link with some info on university costs: <a href="https://jakarta.telkomuniversity.ac.id/en/how-much-does-public-vs-private-college-cost/">Telkom University Jakarta</a>. A little role reversal can be pretty insightful!"

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