I got an email from Walt Burger today letting me know that all requirements have been met and I have passed the tests. Starting today I am an Alexander Certified Instructor. I checked the Alexander Art website and they have updated it, with me listed as an instructor.

I am very excited to finally be certified, but the real work has only just begun. Now I need to go out and see if I can get some classes lined up. I've got four Hobby Lobby stores in mind and I'm going to hit two of them soon and see if I can sign them up. I've heard it stated that the Alexander Art certification could be used as a means to an end. Now that I sit back and look at what needs to be done... getting classes started, creating new projects, refining teaching skills... it seems more like a means to a new beginning.

I would like to thank John G. Heinrichs for signing up to take the program at the same time as me. We passed a lot of emails back and forth during the last couple of weeks, and even though I finished the certification work quickly, it really was reassuring to see an artist of John's caliber going after the same certification. I know that my decision to become certified with Alexander Art was not a mistake.

All requirements are now complete and they have all been submitted to Walt. I'm just waiting to hear back from him on whether or not everything is acceptable.

I held a class last night. The pictures have all been submitted. I just have a few more questions to answer on the tests. Just a matter of typing them up and emailing them to the certification director. Should be finished with it all today.

I'll be fulfilling my final requirement for certification in a few hours. I'll be teaching my Wife's Grandmother. I'll post a picture when I'm all done.

The updates for the certification manual and the tests arrived today. I will try to knock out the tests tonight.

Last night, I finished the instructor notes for my next class. Unfortuanately I have to work tomorrow (Saturday). The only free time I will get is on Sunday, and then Monday I leave to go out of town for a week for work. I'm hoping to arrange a class for Sunday but it may be hard to pull off. I may not be able to complete all my requirements until next weekend.

Finally

My certification kit has arrived. I'm as happy as a pig in a puddle. And what makes me happier is the fact that Walt Burger has accepted my recent photo submission. I've knocked a nice portion of the requirements out.

Did a painting with my wife tonight. This knocks out 2 of the requirements. The painting I used to teach her with will be one of the 2 require paintings, and her class tonight meets 1 of the 2 teaching requirements. Not bad for her first oil painting.