John Early

4-6 hrs/week

Lots of reading (you will finish a couple books), but an enjoyable class. Professor Early takes on the ideas of the authors and encourages students debate. Super interesting to think about affirmative action, HBCUs and Clarence Thomas in a classroom setting. Took the course Fall 2024 semester.

11/11/2025

Very difficult if you are not an art major or good at art. I did every assignment but got a B as I was clearly the worst in the class. Still quite an understanding and helpful guy, but do not expect an A just for doing the assignments.

10/23/2024

4-6 hrs/week

This class is a lot of work, but very fun and I felt myself getting better at drawing. You are told to be doing 3 hours of work after every class, although sometimes it is significantly less. You aren't graded on how good everything is, but more so your effort and how you progress throughout the class and listen to professor/classmate feedback.

5/18/2024

Took for Portfolio Plus. Early is a fair grader and caring to students of different art levels.

1/16/2023

Had him during the Portfolio Plus summer program as our drawing professor and was incredibly helpful and respectful.

8/19/2022

Professor Early has a very logical and formal approach to teaching drawing which may not be the most engaging format for some students. However, I found his class to be very helpful in building upon my abilities as an artist and designer.

1/3/2021