Written by Brian Tobin ’18

I made the interesting decision to take after-school art as my fall term activity. Everyone had the choice at the beginning of the term to work on a project of their choice. Whether it was drawing, coloring, painting, writing, or even music, we were given the chance to try something new and improve our techniques.

When art starts each afternoon, people are pretty focused and not too easily distracted. I’ve asked a couple other members of after school art what they think about the program. Their responses were very similar, both mentioning that often it is relaxing and sometimes even fun when everyone is interacting with each other.

When I signed up for after-school art, I honestly thought it was going to be quite boring and even traumatizing because I am not an artist. However, what has made it more interesting for me was that going to a place where I do not normally go (the art center). I did learn to draw better and more freely, and I’ve made the best out of this new situation.