The Artist's Way: Cultivating Your Creative Practice in Writing and/or Drawing

Instructor: Lyle Colombo

Creative Courage: Developing Your Artistic Practice

Description:
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” --ANAÏS NIN

In this course, students will explore and develop their individual creative practices through two main components:

The Artist's Way Exercises:
- The first hour of each class will be dedicated to working through the exercises in The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, a twelve-week program aimed at identifying roadblocks to creativity and fostering a fulfilling, creative life.
Individualized Exploration:
- The remaining class time will focus on guided exploration of creative writing, drawing, or both, depending on the student’s choice.
- In the second half of the semester, students will commit to completing a larger project of their own choice, such as:
  - A short story
  - A collection of poems
  - A series of drawings
  - A larger work in dry media

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 Drawing Pencils
- Polymer Eraser
Book:
- The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron (Tarcher Perigee, Any Edition)

Spring 2025

1/14/2025

4/15/2025

6:00 PM

9:00 PM

TUE

Main Building

654

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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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