by Mark Greenelsh | Apr 20, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
This week a few of my digital art students are struggling with our current assignment which is to paint a landscape scene. It seems the stumbling block for them is getting overwhelmed by the numerous elements comprising the scene, each with different textures, colors,...
by Mark Greenelsh | Apr 6, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
Before I started teaching high school students I designed web applications. In my experience, the success of a project depends on a few key factors all coming together: a worthy idea, a dedicated team, sufficient financing, and proper timing. If any one of them is...
by Mark Greenelsh | Mar 24, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
Have you noticed that many things made today aren’t created to last? That wasn’t the case 30-40 years ago. This planned obsolecence is intentional on the part of manufacturers, in order to increase profits. Capitalistic societies like the United States, where I live,...
by Mark Greenelsh | Mar 10, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
This morning at a local high school track meet I had the pleasure of watching my son run the fastest 1600 meters he has ever run. If you are not familiar with track events, that distance is about a mile. Last week he achieved a personal record in the 800 meter race....
by Mark Greenelsh | Feb 26, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
This week I asked my independent study students to rate how their work ethic was not only towards school, but also in employment, sports, or other personal pursuits. Have you thought about that? What is your motivation, your drive, your purpose in work, in recreation,...
