The Covid-19 global health crisis caused the Brooklyn Public Library to suspend all contact activities. This led to our workshops and classes being conducted virtually, to continue engaging our seniors in the programs they enjoy. Utilizing Zoom - which has become the leader in teleconferencing, distance education, and social relations – Creative Aging was able to bring ‘Charcoal Made Easy’ to our participants…and it was an amazing experience!
The works being displayed in this virtual gallery are the culmination of the seven-week series taught remotely by the teaching artist, Nigel Morgan. The class explored landscapes, seascapes, still life and nature images using charcoal drawing methods. Nigel set up a website (urartclass.com) for the class participants to access drawing tools and technique samples as well as the images that were used for each week’s instruction.
During the class time, students were encouraged to share their artwork by holding them up to their cameras and, while in gallery view, Nigel was able to choose several students’ artwork to comment on and offer tips and pointers for improvement.
Students were given homework assignments at the end of each class and were encouraged to email their completed assignments to Nigel for posting onto the class website. Critiquing of the submitted assignments took place at the beginning of the next class.
Each class participant was encouraged to submit two drawings for our culminating event: one “never before seen” image and one previously submitted for homework.
Thank you to everyone that participated and shared their artwork here on this virtual platform. Please share this exhibit with your family and friends, and we look forward to seeing you again at the next art workshop!
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Thank you BPL, Lyman, Judith, our sponsors at Lifetime Arts and Everyone involved in Creative Aging for this great opportunity...it has been a wonderful experience teaching and engaging with the students. I hope to have the opportunity to teach many more classes.