The Vernon Community Arts Centre has announced its instructor of the month for February.
Sharon Rose is a consistent figure at the arts centre, and has taught numerous classes over the years, which always seem to fill up quickly.
Rose began by teaching children’s drawing, and was drawn (no pun intended) to teaching adult drawing classes. She has become well-known for her extreme aptitude to take both experienced and inexperienced students and show them how to become more confident in their skills on paper.
“I really enjoy the teaching. Each class is new and fresh because no two students experience their development in the same way,” she said. “It is so exciting to see each person develop and grow in their drawing abilities and it is an honour and a privilege to play my part in their process.”
Having started as a painter, Rose is able to create a correlation between the two mediums that only serves to enhance the education of her students.
“If your drawing skills are lacking, your painting process will always be limited,” she said. “I decided to focus on drawing at a certain point in my artistic development for that very reason. I was consistently frustrated by the outcome of my painting process and determined that the problem was a lack of drawing skills, so I decided to change that.”
Rose will be teaching drawing courses in the upcoming spring session at the VCAC. For more information, visit the centre, located behind the Okanagan Science Centre, or go to www.vernonarts.ca.
