Art Class

Keagan’s favorite class this year is his art class. He says drawing in a quiet room with relaxing music is a great stress reliever. On his first week of school he was super excited to show us his drawing of an astronaut floating in space. He and art class have had many misunderstandings for many years; they have never gotten along. We thought for sure this was going to be a stick figure next to the clouds. 

We were actually surprised at how good it looked. 

I bought him a sketch book, and every week he works on a new project including some aspect of art the teacher has presented. Last week it was shading. 

Then he was tasked with demonstrating perspective by drawing his shoe. He spent a considerable amount of time on it and was super proud of his final product. He even took a picture of it to show us at home. He was so excited to turn in his first piece of stellar art. Imagine his surprise when he found he had earned a C! 

That day he went to the teacher and said, “I know you’re the teacher and all, but this is the best drawing I have ever done in my whole 16 years of life. Surely you missed some of my details.”

She responded, “You forgot to shade. You have a C.”

His lowest grade this year will be art class. 😂