by Lesley Martinez on 2015-03-12
Young students gathered Saturday afternoon, March 7 at the Norman F. Feldheym Public library in San Bernardino to learn a little something about art.
Cartoonist Phil Yeh gave lessons about art: its importance, his experiences with art, and a few technique lessons, of course.
Yeh spoke to the audience about his own youth and how art had an impact on his life.
In his youth, Yeh was encouraged by his father to become an engineer - however, he shared, he has always felt inspired to create.
Yeh encouraged the students to draw, paint and get ideas from their everyday lives. He expressed how he feels originality is important. For students like Andrew Roland, originality will come of good use someday.
Roland said, “I came (to this class) because I want to learn how to draw, so I can be an architect when I grow up.”
Others, however, came to the class to expand their knowledge on their hobby.
Kaylee Jones, 10, shared that she was informed of the event by her grandmother and was immediately interested in attending the event. Yeh said he noticed how people started to lose their creativity as they get older, but that in reality, “anybody can do art."
Saturday's event also included free comic books written and illustrated by Yeh to give attendees an idea on what they can do if they were to pursue art professionally, although the event also encouraged art for leisure time as many at the event claimed to do. Event-goers were eager to put their skills to the test as they were encouraged to draw flowers displayed in the front of the classroom. Additionally, Yeh created a magazine called “Uncle Jam” that shares creative and new ideas. The magazine celebrated its 40th anniversary not too long ago and along with this free magazine he also hands out free life advice to the kids; he encourages them to always “finish your work. Finish what you start.”
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Youth Art Month Class with Phil Yeh
Date: 3/7/2015
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Event Location: Feldheym Library
Address: 555 W. 6th St San Bdno CA 92410
Description: 2 - 5 p.m. in Kellog Room A. Ages 10 and up. Artist Phil Yeh's class to help student's drawing abilities & create characters.
CONTACT INFO
Phone: 909-381-8238
Email:
Website: www.sbpl.org
STORY: Youth art month class with Phil Yeh
BYLINE: Lesley Martinez
PHOTOSBY: Lesley Martinez
PHOTOS: #7
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
Image_282: Phil Yeh talks about the importance of art.
Image_283: Comic book artist Phil Yeh speaking to students about his life as an artist.
Image_284: Phil Yeh gives a quick art demonstration.
Image_285: Some of Phil Yeh’s comics for the students to enjoy.
Image_286: Students Kaylee Jones and Andrew Roland putting their newly learned skills to practice.
Image_287: Kaylee Jones practices sketching at the art class.
Image_288: Brighit Lytle-Perry is excited to read the comic-book that artist Phil Yeh has created.
WORD COUNT: 342
CONTACTS(Relation, Name, Title, Ph#, Email):
Speaker, Phil Yeh, Comic book artist and Publisher, philyeh@mac.com.
MEMO TO EDITOR:This event was small and had a few people show up. I decided to only photograph and talk to the younger students, since it was a program aimed at the “youth.” It was a lot like a lecture, and I was not sure whether I should write on all that he said, since I feel like the event is what needs to be covered.
ARTICLE TITLES(Sample of 3):Art and bright futures, Lessons in art, Cartoonist Phil Yeh gives art lessons and advice