Reviews
What Educators and Other People Say About Our Methods
"Aspen would really love to attend your camp again this summer! She learned so much from you last summer. She has implemented so many of your teaching methods in her schoolwork and assignments, which has brought her a great feeling of pride and accomplishment when handing in her projects. Just recently, she used the graph lines/cells technique you taught her to help her draw a picture of her mouse character for her dust cover book report. She worked on that specific drawing for about a week and was so satisfied with her end result.”
Elke Reed, Parent
“Perrin Coman’s strong foundation of professional training in fine arts shows as she works with elementary school children. She is able to adeptly demonstrate proper art techniques in a developmentally appropriate fashion. While she may be instructing an entire class to draw the same figure, Mrs. Coman does not teach to produce cookie-cutter artists. Instead, she is one of the few art teachers that I have seen who is truly gifted in promoting creativity and technique at the same time. Any child old enough to hold a pencil will benefit from her teaching and inspiration.”
Iris Lafferty, Ed. D, Harvard University
“It was wonderful having Perrin teach art to my second-grade class. A great teacher explains process in a way that students can easily understand and then apply. Using hands-on teaching, demonstrations, life experiences, and art history, Mrs. Coman guides students in the use of authentic studio art methods and mediums that are new and fresh and fun to learn. She teaches students to observe and expressively render the world around them, integrating new skills into their artwork. One delightful outcome is when parents come to school and tell me they are learning art concepts and applications from their second-graders! Even those students who are not keen on art initially become interested, and work hard. Seeing all their art work on display in my classroom, it is clear that these young students grasp the concepts and techniques they have been taught. It is also clear they are thoroughly enjoying the process.”
Molly McCorkle, Second-grade Teacher
The Rhoades School, Encinitas
“We have had the pleasure of Perrin Coman’s art instruction at our school. Her ability to work easily with different age groups has been impressive to watch. Each child remains actively involved in the process they are learning and delights in practicing their unique creative skills. Her presentation of core art skills gives her students a very strong foundation to build upon. Her knowledge and passion for art makes the process exciting, rich and enjoyable. Parent response is overwhelmingly positive. Perrin is a dedicated, talented instructor and her work with our children is giving them an excellent start to their artistic lives.”
Polly Trump, Owner & Director,
Del Mar Hills Nursery School and Kindergarten
“My daughter has had the pleasure of having Perrin as an art teacher. We know that Nicole is enjoying art class because she frequently will come home and tell us all of the “cool” projects that they have been working on. Perrin’s easy-going, friendly approach to art makes it quite enjoyable for her students. If you ask Nicole what she likes about Perrin, she happily and matter-of-factly says “She is really nice and a great art teacher!” It’s wonderful to see a teacher make art fun and educational at the same time. Perrin breaks down what at first may seem like a complicated object to draw into simple steps for her students to follow. This approach not only helps the students recognize how to draw a particular subject, it also makes accessible the mystery of how artists go about making art.”
Cathy Velosky, Parent
