I took the live, in-person, Rome(Italy) 7-day Workshop, where Glenn taught a LOT of drawing topics. Part of the workshop was Figure 1, so here is my review.

Like all of education, the same is true in drawing: there is no match to a live, in-person, drawing study…and in this case, especially with Glenn as a teacher who is super inspirational and Also one who also knows when, where and how to provide direction.

I explain bellow, providing examples..

First of all I have to say this: I went into the course as a beginner. At the end of the workshop, after being affected by the drawing energy and aura of the intensive drawing course that it was, I was able to at least draw 1 good gesture drawing in the Vilppu way. Basically, Glenn helped me reach a height in my drawing skill in such a small duration of time which I never could have achieved on my own. Of course, that skill faded away very soon after the course had finished 😆...as it happens with these things…but Glenn’s words stayed with me and over the years, as I kept practicing and as my drawing awareness was improving, I was able to understand his teachings...

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So, Glenn drew a few sketches on my sketchbook during the workshop.

He was SO playful with them...with the lines....and the way he was talking about the process!

and I was so lost!!

I was like a hoarder having all my stuff thrown into a very small closet!

In my brain, as well as my sketches, everything was crammed together in a tight space!!!

in my head: “what?!how does he just draw the lines like that?!?”

and Glenn was just smiling and being very playful with them...

then he must have seen my face and immediately realized I am not “there” yet 😄😄

..so he just moved on..

..but whenever he came back, he was the same!! Playful with the lines..with the process!

And because of the above, It was a while later when realized, one of Glenn’s most important teachings: ”Do not Copy. Analyse.”

That you can only be Playful in analysis and not in copying! And because of that, in drawing, analysis is not paralysis! copying is paralysis! And analysis is freedom!!

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At another point during the workshop, I couldn’t grasp some overlapping, going on, between the thorax and the pelvis, at the flank pad area. So, after a couple of days went by and because I wasn’t getting it, Glenn decided to help me by drawing, 1 simple small line, at the exact right second for me – which changed EVERYTHING about how I was looking at the figure.

He almost drew it hesitantly, but I wasn't going anywhere without it😂

Glenn realized it and I am so lucky and thankful of that.

Knowing myself, it would have taken me a few years to overcome that issue...

and there were many more moments like that…and many more answers Glenn gave us during the workshop, which are still maturing in my brain..

Hands down, best drawing experience in my life and Best way I could have taken Figure 1.

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Lastly, Glenn is a Great storyteller!!! He used storytelling combined with drawing, to help me understand a couple of concepts!

Bless you Both Glenn and Eleanor!