School Grounds
I'll start with photos I took of the school grounds & facilities. SPS has a mix of architectural styles and ages, but the bulk of it is older, leaving you to feel like you've stepped into a Muggle Hogwarts in New Hampshire.
The "New" Chapel (completed in the very start of the last century)
Chapel Interior
Chapel Interior
Chapel Interior
Chapel Interior
Hargate: The Art Building
Hargate: Common Area
Hargate: Photography Studio
Hargate: Painting Studio
Hargate: Drawing Studio
Hargate: Computer/Graphics Studio
Library: Balcony
Library: Study Room
Scudder House (my lodgings for the visit)
Scudder House: Common Room
Scudder House: Common Room
Hall to the Dinning Rooms
A room in the Dining Hall used for special occasions
A Room in the Dining Hall used for special occasions
A Room in the Dining Hall used for special occasions
At SPS in the Building where the Dining Hall is, every graduate's name is carved into the wall under a coat of arms for their graduating year. In the room pictured above where some of the oldest graduates are listed is a "Harry Potter".
My visit and interactions with the students.
While visiting SPS, I was shown around campus, did demonstrations and interacted with students, discussed curriculum with the teachers, and gave a formal presentation in the auditorium.
Some of My Mouse Guard pages were on display in the common area of Hargate
Signing books for Brian Schroyer's daughter,
Giving a Coloring Demo to the Students
Coloring Demo
Looking over proofs with the Printmaking class
Inking Demo on a lightbox
Inking Demo
Inking Demo
Inking Demo sample
Presentation for Students & Faculty
(I focused on the "Drawing Like Yourself" message)
Reading with Brian Schroyer's Son & Daughter
Student Work.
The level of work these students were doing (9-12) was on par with college level assignments & portfolios. I took photos of work that was either on display or still out and available between classes.
Oil Painting
Abstracted planes assignment
Abstracted Planes assignment
Oil Painting
Oil Painting
Stil Life Paintings
Stark Contrast Portraits in Ink
Rendered Pencil Eyes assignment
Painted Composition
Painted Portrait
Close up of Portrait to show brush strokes & canvas texture
Mouse Guard Assignment
Brian Schroyer assigned his drawing students to do an assignment in advance of my visit. For the first part, they were to refernce one of my drawings (either from my books or culled from this blog) and emulate my techniques and composition to recreate a Mouse Guard image. The second was for them to then draw a new piece using something from the first drawing in a new composition and allowing themselves to draw like themselves.
Student copies of my drawings. These two were so good, I didn't realize they weren't print outs of my work until I was up close to them.
The Students' own compositions:
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The experience I had at SPS was a wonderful one. In my early college days I'd considered becoming a professor of printmaking, but with my desire to focus on my own work and avoid conflict with any school's administration, I never pursued it. I love to inform and share ideas and verbalize what I've come to learn, and I try to do as much of that as possible at conventions, but doing it for students of art was another level of fulfillment of my college era goal. I hope to do more of it and hopefully get to return to St. Paul's School sooner than later.
2015 Appearances:
Heroes Con June 19-21
San Diego Comic Con July 8-12
Boston Comic Con July 31- Aug. 2
Long Beach Comic Con: Sept. 12-13
Baltimore Comic Con Sept. 25-27
New York Comic Con Oct. 8-11
Art-Bubble Comics Festival: Copenhagen: Nov. 14-15
Very cool post. Love all the photos. Looks like an awesome school. Some of those pieces are impressive.
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