“Here is paper and here are charcoal sticks. Go draw something,” is the sum total of what I learned about art in high school. I took one semester of art in high school and thought it was a waste of time. The adult in the room was not a teacher. After he showed us where the paper was we did what high school girls are best at, we talked! Not only was art class a disappointment but it was at the height of “Modern Art” which I thought was another waste of time. I always thought I couldn’t draw so I never tried, but I’ve always...more
