Nicole Brisco's Art Room

Nicole D. Brisco
Pleasant Grove High School,
Texarkana, Texas
Philosophy of Art Education

 

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me" – E. Bombeck

 

"The quote above is what I live my life by; simply it is my philosophy of life and teaching. When I was in college I was asked to write my philosophy. I understood the request to produce an educated response to how I would teach art. I responded by creating a very scholarly paragraph that discussed how art can touch every life, how art gives each student a voice, and how powerful art actually is in our culture. It sounded great, but as a 21 year old who had never stepping foot into my own classroom how could I ever know how teaching would affect my life journey."

 

"Fast forward to today. I have always believed we are given gifts in life and how we respond to these gifts controls our destiny. Art for me is more than a subject, more than an ideology, or a picture in a book. It is truly a life journey. I remember being 5 years old and asked my mom, "What do you want me to draw?" She would always share with me what she envisioned for my paper. I fumbled through my Crayons, thought, and then embarked on my own personal journey, responding to her but always giving it my own artistic twist." [ - Continued below ]

Exploration of the Human Figure in Drawing and Painting

      

13. Lighted Figure in natural environment

14. 10-Second gesture in motion

 

      

15. Life Size Figure, Provoking emotion

16. Non-Traditional light source

 

      

17. Figure using social issue

18. 30 second gesture reworked

 

      

19. Prepared surface. figure drawing

20. Figure using non traditional media

 

      

21. Dealing with a figure in space

22. Figure, weighted line

 

      

23. Figure, paper cut positive negative space

24. Figure, paper cut in action NEXT PAGE

 

"Teaching for me is much like that memory of childhood. I decided early in my career to adopt the simple quote above as my teaching philosophy, surrounding myself with master teachers, taking every opportunity to learn, seeking, creating, and re-evaluating when necessary. This philosophy is what I hope to instill in my students and my peers that I have also found myself blessed to instruct. Take every challenge, turn it into an opportunity to put your stamp on the world, whether it is to create a work of art or develop a master concept for students to explore."

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