I was fortunate in being able to attend the Drawing and Designing class at GRS in Emporia, Kansas last week with Marty Rabeno.
I was a bit skeptical when signing up for the course as I have little to no artistic ability and even less talent when it comes to drawing. My stick figures don't even look like sticks. I was amazed to find how wrong I was after completing Marty's first assignment. I found that drawing CAN be learned! It was an enjoyable but demanding week as Marty pushed us into unfamilar waters as we learned then would back off just at bit at just the right time letting us return closer to our comfort zone. But we all learned and progressed with each assignment as we looked at scenes and learned what constituted a good design and why. We then added or subtracted to make a scene better then drew it. We used different medias building on basic concepts all week. And while the great renaissance masters need not worry about their legacies, I and the rest of the class made great strides and left with basic principles for drawing and design that we will be able to build on and only improve in the future.
Thank you Marty Rabeno and GRS for what you have given me! I can only hope you will continue down this road and offer more drawing and art related classes in the future and hope others will also find their hidden talents. As Marty stated very early in the week "I can teach you how to cut lines in a few hours. Now what are you going to cut?" A very simplistic statement but very true and revealing.
Please note I am not a GRS employee, my uncle or brother do not work for them, and I didn't get a price break on my next class (yes there will be more) or free engraving tools. I just feel that a good program needs to be reported so others might also benifit from them. All the best, Don Hansen.
I was a bit skeptical when signing up for the course as I have little to no artistic ability and even less talent when it comes to drawing. My stick figures don't even look like sticks. I was amazed to find how wrong I was after completing Marty's first assignment. I found that drawing CAN be learned! It was an enjoyable but demanding week as Marty pushed us into unfamilar waters as we learned then would back off just at bit at just the right time letting us return closer to our comfort zone. But we all learned and progressed with each assignment as we looked at scenes and learned what constituted a good design and why. We then added or subtracted to make a scene better then drew it. We used different medias building on basic concepts all week. And while the great renaissance masters need not worry about their legacies, I and the rest of the class made great strides and left with basic principles for drawing and design that we will be able to build on and only improve in the future.
Thank you Marty Rabeno and GRS for what you have given me! I can only hope you will continue down this road and offer more drawing and art related classes in the future and hope others will also find their hidden talents. As Marty stated very early in the week "I can teach you how to cut lines in a few hours. Now what are you going to cut?" A very simplistic statement but very true and revealing.
Please note I am not a GRS employee, my uncle or brother do not work for them, and I didn't get a price break on my next class (yes there will be more) or free engraving tools. I just feel that a good program needs to be reported so others might also benifit from them. All the best, Don Hansen.
