ian art week 1.

ian started art class after school today. he's never been much of a drawer or a colorer so i thought this would be a good opportunity for him to learn some techniques. his drawings are quite crude and sloppy, and lacking in details. it's not that he doesn't like to draw, it's more that he doesn't care too much about being a good drawer.

on his kindergarten first trimester writing assessment he did a really great job on the writing part, but his accompanying drawing was deemed at grade-level, if not a bit lower. it's unfortunate that his assessment score was graded lower because of his drawing, but i also understand that being able to imagine and draw details in illustrations leads to writing with details.

so, here's his first piece of art. it's a sharpie and charcoal illustration of an african-american lady. i actually really like it; it's cute and funky.