Danny Gordon Art
Contact Information:
Danny Gordon
Phone:
(405) 234-0079
Email:
Website:
www.dannygordonart.com
Discipline:
Visual Arts: Basic Drawing, Illustration, Graphic Arts
Participants:
Elementary, Adults, Educators, Older Adults
Settings:
Schools: Pre-k, Elementary
Community Sites: Parks & Recreation Centers, Arts Centers, Childcare Centers, Libraries, Senior Centers,
Availability:
Statewide, year-round
Bio:
Danny Gordon is a self-taught, multi award winning artist/illustrator from Oklahoma City who has been creating art since he was five years old. After graduating high school, he attended several area colleges where he honed his artistic skills and won numerous awards. His varied career in art has included work as a fashion illustrator, caricature artist, and children's book illustrator. Gordon has illustrated several books for children but is best known for his comical canine and animal art, which he began drawing in 2003, selling to an expanding fan base through local art festivals and online and local retailers. In addition to residencies, often performed in elementary schools, Gordon conducts paint-your-pet parties at his Comical Canine studio in Bethany, Oklahoma.
Learning Goals:
- Basic Drawing: The students will be able to use simple basic shapes to draw a variety of images.
- Character Design: The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to listen to a specific story then create and appropriate character.
- Basic Illustration: The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to hear a specific theme, concept, or story and create a relevant image.
- Creative Lettering: The students will be able to use a variety of segmented forms to create fun and interesting letters and lettering effects.
- Cartooning: The students will be able to demonstrate the ability to create humorous characters and scenes by using simple basic shapes.