Elaine

Abstract

Elaine is an adult in her mid-twenties and is working as a professional, exhibiting artist. Elaine’s narrative offers a significant contrast to those of the other participants. She is the only one of the four included in this research who has continued to study art as a practical subject in higher education. She is also the only one of the four participants who is still actively engaged in the production of art work. The majority of her narrative includes a discussion of drawing practice relating to work done outside of her formal art education. However, it is also her brief reflections on her secondary school art education that provide a significant contrast to the other narratives.