Beginning Drawing is an art course offered at Citrus that creates artistic possibilities for anyone who may be interested to become exceptional with a pen and paper.
This course brings students’ artistic abilities to light while teaching students different techniques in the process, making the impossible possible for students who doubt their abilities.
Former beginning drawing student Adrian Nava said joining this art course allowed him to create art that he didn’t know he was capable of creating, while giving him new skills to work with.
Kimberly Toth, a former student of beginning drawing, said in an email this class has made her more skilled and has helped her along the way for future art courses.
“I feel beginning drawing did help me become a better artist,” Toth said. “I am positive I would not have done well in my other art classes without it.”
Art professor Dyane Duffy is an example of the beginning art course transforming a student into an artist.
“Beginning drawing was an important class for me as an undergrad student at a community college,” Duffy said in an email. “I really surprised myself. I suspected, but didn’t really know, I had this sort of talent in me.”
The result of taking this course is not just for the sake of becoming more skilled, but for the ideal of learning the history of art and vocabulary, while gaining insight for creativity.
“This class helped me understand many new techniques that I can now incorporate into my art,” former beginning drawing student Benjamin Goodrich said. “My favorite aspect was the freedom I was given.”
The course gives students the freedom to draw something of their choosing and become confident in their artistic development.
“My best experience with Beginning Drawing was probably being able to draw freely. With every assignment I was able to feel more comfortable choosing my own objects,” Goodrich said.
Beginning art will create an artist within any student, who is devoted to boosting their artistic abilities.
“Students who immerse themselves in this course have their own personal nature to their artwork,” Nava said.
