These beautiful drawings are all created on a white board with a white board marker during the 25 minute lunch hour of teacher and artist Gregory Euclide. Euclide has certainly developed quite the technique for drawing on a white board and is very interested in exploring the limitations of time and materials. In order to get different tones, Euclide uses techniques like moistening the board in advance, wiping away the marker and spraying it with water. Euclide's student's would arrive back into the classroom after their lunch hour and our lucky to witness these beautiful landscapes. They are always amazed at how quickly their teacher could create something so beautiful, however within a few short minutes of everyone settling down the artwork is erased and the class carries on.
Gregory Euclide explains how erasing his hard work is part of the end result.
"In our culture, there is a strong emphasis on reproduction and the original seems less important. My students were shocked when I would erase the original, because they saw it firsthand, and they were disturbed that it was destroyed. People who do not see the original have no problem only looking at it on a screen or as a print, but once you see the original it is hard to let it go or believe that it could be destroyed.” Euclide relates this concept to societyʼs impact on the natural world by stating, “When people get to know nature and spend time in it, they start to realize how their actions affect it.”
Gregory also uses his whimsical and architectural style of drawing on paper as well as creating 3D pieces. To see more of his beautiful work check out his website www.gregoryeuclide.com
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*Images from Gregory Euclide website
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