Building Blocks

An advanced education is always based on many incremental steps that lead to greater knowledge and appreciation for the subject. This of course also leads to greater accomplishments. I have recently been thinking about the many steps I have taken in my own art education.

When did it begin? Was is the time I first drew a picture, received an art book or visited a museum? Perhaps it was my first art class at preschool. So much of what we discover and learn in life is by our own accord. Like when I was walking home from a father child preschool event and I noted to my dad that there are often more shadows created during the day than at night.

I remember the wooden blocks I inherited from my siblings that were my constant companion as a toddler. With each new creation I explored basic steps of composition, structure, color and design. But the most important lesson I learned from the colored, worn blocks is what is built up, must come down.... with a sweeping crash!