Tommy Van Auken and Rei Alvarez work with boys at Henderson Middle School each week, encouraging self-expression through visual art forms. Here’s what Tommy had to say about the program:
“Drawing and painting are one of the most direct and immediate ways that an artist can make the things that they see and imagine materialize. In our program at Henderson Middle School, the participants draw and paint from direct observation of the world around them, and use the same skills to create imaginary worlds and things. Our final project will be an art show of finished paintings of things they see and worlds they imagine.”
Photos by Zachary Jones.
