She believes it’s why many adults shrug and declare, “Oh I can’t draw.” She goes on to expound: Mona Brookes has recognized this wall in her students. This is the point where many children, and parents, assume there is no artistic talent to emerge and the child moves on to other interests. They strive for realism in their work and struggle when they can’t achieve it. Suddenly the savvy eight year old realizes that the little house and stick figures aren’t really cutting it anymore.
But somewhere around the age of eight, a sort of wall interferes with many children continuing with drawing and sketching. Mom and Dad are so pleased with these early artistic endeavours that the pictures quickly adorn the kitchen fridge or the office for others to praise. Little direction is usually given to children as they make up on paper what they interpret as their world. We can all conjure up those simple stereotypical pictures kids make of a little house, a tree ripe with apples, maybe a dog or cat, and of course, the sun blazing in the corner of the page. Crayons and markers are common toys for youngsters today. One of Mona’s key points has to do with when we typically start drawing around the age of four and five. After reading the book and applying its many techniques and lessons, I not only transformed my students, but many of my lessons across the curriculum incorporated more of the benefits of visual learning. One of the best teaching approaches I ever brought to my lessons comes from the book Drawing With Children by art educator Mona Brookes.
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