Most of the students finished their collages this week. The really got to individualize their pieces this week. Many came up with great stories to go with their pictures. First we finished the hands and feet together, then they were free to use any colors they wanted. Some students really loved adding the detail. I […]
Henri Matisse described collage as “drawing with scissors.” I love that description. Collage also challenges your brain, like a puzzle. It can appear deceptively simple, but so many skills are engaged. Last week, we began a collage using the master of collage, Henri Matisse for inspiration. Normally, I only read one book during class, but […]
When I was about 14, inspired by a travel ad for Russia, I did a painting of buildings similar to St Basil’s Cathedral. I came across it recently and thought it would be fun for my classes to do. We started out discussing St Basil’s Cathedral, its location in Moscow, and a little history. Then […]
We only had about 30-45 min to complete one last project for this session. Picasso Roosters were perfect. We looked at pictures of Picasso’s “Rooster” and talked about how he drew multiple views of an object at one time. The students enjoyed the animated look of the rooster. These were drawn in white oil pastel […]
Last week we put the finishing touches on our Matisse apples. Each student was given charcoal and white chalk pastel. We talked about the location of the light source for our still life and how that would affect our shading and highlights. The shading gave their apples three dimensional form. They also learned about charcoal, […]
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