Working on Homework

I have been working on memorizing the seven elements of design this morning. We have a quiz tomorrow in which she will give us the name of the element, such as "Line" and we will have to write the definition on our paper. And in case you were wondering " A line is a path or edge where length is dominant. A line is a product of a point moved across a surface." And, no, I do not have it memorized as yet. My plan {not necessarily in this order} is as follows:

• write each one ten times {already done}
• walk around the room chanting them aloud and getting weird looks from Fred.
• write each one ten times
• ask Fred to dictate the word to me {in the order they are on the sheet} and I will see how much of the definition I can write
• immediately after do this, rewrite those I got wrong capitalizing the part I missed or got wrong
• write each one ten times
• ask Fred to call out each word in a different order from the sheet and see how many I can get right
• immediately after this, rewrite those I got wrong capitalizing the parts I missed or got wrong.
• take breaks between doing these things
• repeat ad infinitum today and tomorrow morning

I have got all of today and tomorrow morning to get these seven elements memorized. Today I also have to go outside and do four small sketches using line  only which means no shading. Tomorrow afternoon we will first have our quiz and then start with charcoal.

So far today I have done the first writing of the elements of design list and been out for a walk. It is a lovely day. The temperature is 57 degrees and the sun is popping in and out. Since it is also spitting a few raindrops, I was in hope that I might see a rainbow but there was not enough rain or sun. I walked up the Main St. hill to the drug store and picked up a couple of prescriptions for Fred and then on through the back streets and onto the school walking track. I walked around there once and then back home through the quieter back streets. I really hate walking up or down Main Street since the traffic is so heavy that I have to have the music volume turned very high just to hear it over the cars and trucks.

After I have finished here, and after I have drunk my big glass of water, I am first going to chant elements of design and then go out with my sketch book and start on the first of the little drawings.

Until later…