Honesty

Art on the wall in painting class at the Creative Worksop in Rochester, New York
Art on the wall in painting class at the Creative Worksop in Rochester, New York

This white wooden block was screwed to the wall near the light switches in our painting class and someone stuck some blue tape on it. It looks like a Richard Tuttle piece.

Our class, with many regulars and a handful of newcomers, is so full that the moments of engagement with our teacher are compacted and all the more intense. There is no time to fart around and Fred Lipp rises to the challenge. The class description emphasizes honesty and he cuts right to the chase. He pointed to the way I laid in a neck on a pencil drawing and said, “You’re boring me.”

I didn’t say anything at first but when he left I thought, “thank you.”

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