11.03.09 Class: Perspective Drawing by Elizabeth Beman

Left: Pre-instruction drawing of interior space

Right: In-class perspective drawing after 7 hrs of instruction. (4 sessions)

Drawings by Elizabeth Beman

Dealing with the drawing of 3 dimensional space has it's challenges. Angles may not turn out as they seem and the illusion of distance and space is like doing a parlor trick. It is very interesting to see students grapple with the laws of 3 dimensions on a 2 dimensional piece of paper. It really takes a sense of believing in what may not, to the untrained eye, seem "real". But once they see the "trick" and deal with the confusion, they begin to create spaces for themselves that are very real.