Create a portrait inspired by Andrea McCoy Harvey’s Afro Goddess and learn about proportions and art vocabulary to describe the process.

Create a portrait inspired by Andrea McCoy Harvey’s Afro Goddess and learn about proportions and art vocabulary to describe the process.
This project is inspired by Andrea McCoy Harvey’s Afro Goddess, which was included inThe de Young Open exhibition.
Large sheet of paper
Pencil
Eraser
When you are drawing the human head, it is helpful to visualize these proportions in the following manner:
After creating your portrait, consider the following questions:
We would love to see what you create! Email pictures of your artwork to families@famsf.org or tag us on any social platform with #deyoungsters and #thedeyoungopen
Andrea McCoy Harvey is a 48-year-old native of Little Rock, Arkansas, by way of Tracy, California. She is a mother of four children ages 27, 22, 19, and 18. Harvey received her formal art training at the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, an HBCU with a bachelor's degree in art education. She has graduate units toward her degree in fine arts at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Andrea is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority and a public-school art teacher for Emery Unified School District, where she teaches elementary-school art. Harvey’s art-teaching experience has been her primary career for over 23 years. She has taught grades K–12.
Harvey is an emerging new artist whose portrait series delivers a commanding statement for women of color and women’s empowerment.
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