我的小小天地 my little music

The kids have started painting with watercolor for some time.
I decided that with exam and tests looming on the calendar, let’s not stress ourselves any further. So on Saturday’s workshop, we went loose on watercolor. Pretty much letting watercolor paint itself.
Sounds easy, until you find our control freak nature begins fighting ourselves.
None-the-less, Tong, YiDa and Dingg did well and came up with interesting pieces of work.

By YiDa

By Tong

By Dingg

Yida made it to the Art Elective Program in Hwa Chong Institution.Very happy for him.Recently he got started on watercolor.It isn’t exactly the simplest of mediums to work on. Hence he has been experiencing some tough times. He is none-the-less making progress.After all, as I always say, doing art here is really not about getting anywherewith the craft of art.Art workshops here are purely for the exposure that kids will gain through ‘weird’ exercises. At some point, many of the intangible but important connections will make sense to them some way, somehow.Periods of ‘little progress’ will happen to different kids at different point in time. Then suddenly when least expected, the kid makes the leap and many pointers seemingly ignored come together.Yida was stuck for some weeks. Just last week, after a long session on basics, things suddenly clicked and he broke-through again.The breakthrough I talked about, is not about particular craft. it is the awareness and mindfulness, the internal development that i am always using art to help others connect to. that i think transcends interest and passion.

Can’t help but want to applaud Helene again. 

This was how our conversation before the start went:
“Did you shifted the figures?”
“Yeah. Else I can’t see them. How am I suppose to draw?”
“Hmm. You draw what you see.”
“But I can’t see the face.”
“Right. Let’s see what it may look like from here …… hmmm ….(silence) … say it looks like a pig or something doesn’t it?”
(laugh)
“alrighty. Draw what you see.”
“Hrrrr ….”
“Good start.”
“Don’t look.”
“ok.”

So what followed was a good almost one hour of silent quality work with some prompters in-between.Good work! Helene.

 Hi,Let me introduce this sweet little girl called Helene. She’s 8. She joined the art workshop around a year ago.
 
This was what she did in May 2007 after a few lessons.It was a nice painting. The graphic was strong. Nice colors used. With a touch of sophistication in the greens and the blues.    
   
Now  this is what she’s been doing recently. What a jump!
 
 
Good work Helene. Congratulations. 

All of the kids are making great progress. Take a look at their fabulous works.

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Oh yes. We had another wonderful workshop today.
I feel so fortunate to be able to witness these kids grow and make great progress week after week.
They are all making very good progress.
As evident through the photographs, no two drawings are the same. Every one has a unique character and vision.
Lovely!

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