Creative Writing & Drawing: The Self in Word and Image

Instructor: Lyle Colombo

Course Title: Exploring Self Through Creative Writing and Visual Arts

Description:
This course combines in-studio drawing time with guided exercises in creative writing to explore the question: What does it mean to be a self?

Students will experiment with various writing forms, including:

Poetry
Memoir
Creative Non-fiction
Flash Fiction
Short Story

Each writing form is paired with a complementary visual arts exercise, such as:

Drawing
Color drawing
Collage

Class Structure:

Each session begins with short, guided exercises in creative writing and drawing, reviewing essential elements of creative writing and basic design principles.
Students will then work on more substantial projects.
Occasionally, students will collaborate in pairs and small groups.

Skill Level:
This course is suitable for all skill levels; no prior drawing or creative writing experience is required.

Materials Needed:

For Writing:
- Notebook or Looseleaf Paper
- Pen or Pencil
For Drawing:
- Drawing Pad (9" x 12" or 11" x 14")
- Set of Six Drawing Pencils
- 4B Graphite Stick (not charcoal)
- Pencil Sharpener
- Polymer Eraser
- Gum (Kneaded) Eraser
- Tombow Eraser Pen (available on Amazon)

Spring 2025

1/15/2025

2/19/2025

9:00 AM

12:00 PM

WED

Main Building

330

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Instructor:

Lyle Colombo

Louisiana native Lyle Colombo paints portraits, landscapes, and works of abstract realism in oil on panel using traditional techniques. She continually seeks new ways to make representational painting, particularly the figure, relevant to the contemporary world.

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