Drawing Flames

By Sheila Ceccarelli

This session was inspired by the dark, dark of January.

To gently ease teenagers back into the rhythm of drawing, after the winter break, I led them on several guided drawing exercises exploring mark making to the rhythm of a burning flame.

Photo of a flame by student, Ingo
Photo of a flame by student, Ingo

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