As many of my students know, I was, a long time ago, before I became a teacher, a professional artist. I am therefore going to be transparent about my own efforts at representing Shakespeare through visual art. I will update this post as I progress with my painting.
The first step is to map out the painting. So you can appreciate my own starting point, I am sharing my initial sketches of Shakespeare, The Tempest and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. You can click on the images to see a bigger version.
If it helps you in your own artistic endeavours, feel free to copy or riff off these images.
When I start painting, I will update this post and share my progress here.