James C. Werner's teaching philosophy focuses on the importance of teaching humanities to maintain civil society. He believes teaching aesthetics helps students appreciate nature and life. He makes the subjects relevant by having students find aesthetic elements in their own lives. He also believes creative problem solving used in art can be applied to other areas like business. His goal is to help students overcome limitations and show they can create works as great as any in history.

1. James C. Werner

2. Teaching Philosophy
 It is my belief that instruction in the humanities is essential to maintaining a
civil society. We judge ancient civilizations by the quality and skill of their
artistic endeavors and the knowledge of aesthetics helps individuals see the
wonder of nature and experience of being alive to this day. I believe it is
important to make the subject applicable and relevant to today's students by
having them seek out aesthetic elements and principles in their own lives
and presenting to them the ways that other individuals and societies through
the many millennia have found inspirations in their worlds. I believe very
strongly that the same principles, elements and working practice found in
artistic pursuits are valid and can be applied to other endeavors. It is the very
same creative problem solving, approach, and attitude that makes a
business or relationship a success which also guides the successful artist. It
comes down to what one of my great teachers told me about talent. He said,
“Talent requires three basic components that the individual must hold; an
open mind, good work ethic, and sincere interest in the subject.” Sure some
people learn things better than others or have had life times worth of
practice, but it is not something you either have or do not have and everyone
started somewhere. Helping students over come their limiting horizons in the
arts and showing them that they too have the potential to have ideas and
make works as great as anyone who has ever lived has ever made or
thought is what keeps me in the arena of education. To me it is bringing the
world to a better understanding, respect and appreciation of all creation and
consciousness one person at a time. I offer the student confidence to act and
talk about what they have learned while instilling in them the importance of
the perpetuation and preservation of the discoveries of the ones that have
come before us in hopes we can make our own discoveries.

3. Member of Art Committee
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
AT IVY TECH
History of Art and
Architecture 101 – 102
Appreciation of Art and
Architecture
General Humanities
Use of on line resources
for distance learning

4. Education

5.  Masters of Art
 Study in Theory, Philosophy, History,
Statistics & Criticism
 Studio Arts in Drawing, Printmaking,
Painting, Sculpture and Installation
 Instructor of Life Drawing, Drawing 1 & 2.
 Advanced work with interactive and robotic
sculpture and installation.

6. The American Academy of Art in
Chicago provided a unique learning
environment where discipline,
professionalism and skill outweighed
theory, but did not neglect it. The
mentor program I followed traces itself
directly back to the Early Renaissance
in Italy through the French and Belgium
Royal Academies.
Classes
Drawings from
Life Drawing American Academy
Archives TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Figure and Portrait Painting
Oil Painting Teaching Assistant
Figure Sculpture
Life Drawing
Philosophy of Aesthetics
(High School Program )
Science of Perception
Mythology and Symbol
Fundamentals of Art
Design and Illustration
Professional Practices
BFA 1999 (Class Valedictorian)
History Western of Civilization

7. 2003-2007
Co-Founder
Education Director
President, Board of Directors
Web Designer
Instructor, Guitar & Music Theory / Drawing & Painting
1999-Present
Art Education Committee Member
Instructor, Drawing Painting and Sculpture
Founder / Director / Instructor
Member / Donor
2001-Present (501 C-3 Non
Profit)

8. R es ident A rtist & S tudent
Programs
P rivate Les s ons
Area O utreach P rograms
C las s ical Methods C las s
O il P ainting
Watercolor
Fundamentals of Art & D es ign
Life D rawing and P ainting
S till Life and Lands cape
Illus tration and C reative
C ompos ition
P erspective
O ld Mas ter C opy D rawing
C as t D rawing
P ortraiture

9. James C. Werner
www.jcwerner.com
Fine Art Studio
Portrait, Still Life, Figure
Drawing, Sculpture, Landscape,
Architectural Drawing

10. Tippecanoe County Assessor’s Office
Senior Real Estate Deputy / (Department Head)
Introduced electronic sketching of Real-estate Improvements
Architectural Sketching, and Photography of Commercial and
Residential Structures
Database management and development
(Microsoft Access Design Admin)
GIS user. Member of GIS Committee. ESRI ARC Map ARC view.
Level II tax assessor (Department of Local Government Finance)
Sales and market analysis.
Field Review and Field Staff

11. United States Marines 1990-1998
Marine Corp Boot Camp MCRD San Diego 3rd Battalion K Company
Marine Combat Training (SOI) Camp Pendleton California
Public Affairs School Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana
Basic Helicopter School Memphis TN
Air Crew Candidate School Pensacola FL
HMT 303, Crew Chief Certified. Camp Pendleton California
(Test Flight Equipment Instructor)
UH1N AH1 Cobra Plane Captain
HMLA 369 Attack Squadron, Camp Pendleton California, Operation Restore Hope
Mogadishu Somalia, Hong Kong, Okinawa Japan.
NCO School, Marine Corp Institute

12. Other Management Experience
United Parcel Service
Dock Manager
Chicago, Illinois Branch Manager (Franchise)
Lafayette Indiana
Personally held S Corporation
Property Management Company
Advertising Design and Processing