Art II students completed an assignment in which they studied and drew the human heart. I think to some people it seems a bit creepy, but the anatomical heart lends itself so well to illustrative pursuits… We did gesture sketches of a model of human heart (borrowed from the Health Occupations teacher), studying it from…
Drawing/Painting Art Gallery
van Gogh – inspired Paintings
Summer is here! and I will have to strive to catch up on posting the last of this year’s artwork. Advanced Painting students, after studying van Gogh’s painting techniques, attempted their own post-impressionist masterpiece. Below are a smattering of the results. Enjoy! P.S. The accompanying PowerPoint for this lesson, “Starry, Starry Night,” is posted on…
Youth Art Show 2013
This year’s Youth Art Show was a once again a great success! As usual, I procrastinated until the last minute and stressed myself out a lot more than necessary. . .why, oh why, do I do that? But, it came together. It’s in the Fly Arts Center (a renovated turn-of-the-century factory) every year for a couple…
Mini van Gogh interpretation…”Starry Night” Pop-Ups
Advanced Painting students are studying the life and art of Vincent van Gogh. As a prelude to a larger van Gogh – inspired painting, they created these small interpretations of Starry Night. Some students chose to paint a different artwork, which was really neat. These landscapes turned out beautifully, and were lots of fun!
Monochromatic Pop Art Portraits
Advanced Painting students recently finished these fantastic celebrity portraits! This lesson focuses on a monochromatic color scheme, and the Pop Art movement of the 1950’s and 60’s – particularly the graphic art of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and the like. I closely followed Kim Bartel’s great lesson on The Incredible Art Department’s website. After a couple of…
Stippling Pumpkins…they’re a smash! ;D
Advanced Drawing students have created some really nice fallish compositions using mini pumpkins. After studying shading techniques, we focused on stippling for this project, emphasizing the importance of observation. These were rendered in Black ink and colored pencil, chalk pastel in a couple of cases. We focused on visual rhythm or repetition, creating a strong…