Winter 2012 class photos. Click on photos to enlarge.
Playing with the use of line and shape, the girls used letters as the starting point for their final projects of the Winter session.
Using white tempera paint and chalk pastel on black paper, the girls created their own abstract designs.
Starting with a guided drawing, the girls painted birds from the tropical rainforest. I love how each girl made her bird totally unique (which sometimes included ignoring the guided drawing altogether!). Painted leaved were collaged on after the birds and backgrounds were completed.
This week the girls learned about the elongated proportions favored by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. I really love these and think they look like they were done by much older kids (remember, these girls are between 5-8!). Oil pastel on black construction paper.
Using the work of artist Jim Dine as our inspiration, the girls learned to mix tints and shades (by adding white or black) to paint their hearts.
For the past 2 weeks, the girls have been creating works inspired by Marc Chagall. After studying Chagall's paintings, the girls used marker, oil pastels, and tempra paint to create their own Surrealistic compositions.
Continuing our exploration of primary colors, the girls made prints, which they repeated to create a dynamic composition.
After reading Leo Lionni's Swimmy, the girls drew their own underwater worlds which were painted with watercolor. They had only primary color's (blue, yellow, magenta/red) and had to make all other colors by mixing directly on their paper.
Fall 2011 class photos. Click on photos to enlarge.
Watercolor-painted sunsets and water, which were then overprinted with hand-drawn cityscapes. This was one of my favorite projects to date!
Miró-inspired line art, which was then "painted" by allowing the color from tissue paper to bleed onto the drawings.
This week, after reading a bit about peacocks, we started with a guided drawing. These were then painted with liquid watercolors, and enhanced with silver Sharpies. I love how these came out. Each peacock has its own personality!
This week, after learning about proportion, the girls drew full-body self portraits.
Over the past 2 weeks, the girls learned about Van Gogh and then drew their own still lives using oil pastels. Gorgeous, no?
The girls completed their abstract paintings today, adding patterns to their shapes. The three paintings above are the work of my new students, Lila, Piper, and Alena. As you can see, I've got a great group of artists (again!).
Continuing our exploration of color through abstract painting.
Getting started with a new session by learning about color theory. The girls learned about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
Spring 2011 class photos. Click on photos to enlarge.
The 4-year-olds used water and tissue paper to create bright colors on their drawings of birds. The color bleeds off the tissue and onto their drawing.
The 6-8 year-olds created monoprints from their own drawings, and then hand-colored them with colored pencils. These blew me away!
(P.S. If you love these, take a look at the Printmaking Summer Camps I'm offering in July & August!)
(P.S. If you love these, take a look at the Printmaking Summer Camps I'm offering in July & August!)
The 4-year-olds experiment with printmaking using everyday objects.
6-8 year-olds create cityscapes using texture and pattern. Once their shapes are in place, a single line is used to add details.
The 4-year-olds learn about symmetry using primary and secondary colors.
After learning about Matisse's cut-outs, the 6-8 yr-olds "draw with scissors" to create their own compositions.
This week the 4-yr-olds worked on their scissor skills, using collage elements to make their own oversized paper dolls.
The 6-8 yr-olds moved from abstract to realism this week, painting a still life. This was a really challenging project because they had to figure out how to show objects overlapping as well as size and placement relationships. They did an amazing job!
The 4-year-olds mixed secondary colors on their palettes to paint "rainbow gardens" in honor of spring.
Drawing inspiration from the work of Wassily Kandinsky, the children listen to classical music to create their abstract paintings. (Ages 6-8)
Pre-K 4 and 5 year olds make watercolor and chalk pastel jellyfish.
6-8 year olds work on their Chagall-inspired self-portraits.
Winter 2011 class photos. Click on photos to enlarge.
Inspired by The Paper Princess, the girls each make their own paper dolls.
Taking our cue from Georgia O'Keeffe, each child chose a single flower to paint “larger than life”.
This week we learned about the sculptures of Alexander Calder. The girls LOVED experimenting in 3 dimensions.
Pre-K kiddos learning about the "magic" of mixing primary colors. They were so excited to see new colors emerge!
My big girls using contour and defining lines to draw fruit and veggies (whole, half, quarter, and (the fun part) eaten! (6-8 yr olds).
Learning about shapes and primary colors through collage (pre-K).
Using color and line to show emotion in our Wild side/Calm side self-portraits (6-8).
Both age groups experiment with watercolors.
Inspired by the Leo Lionni book Swimmy, the pre-k class drew their own fish and then painted them with watercolors.
Exploring lines and shapes through printmaking (6-8).
Free drawing with black oil pastel and then painted with watercolors (6-8).
