Thursday, November 14, 2013

Inspired by the Masters III: Georgia O'Keeffe

After studying the life and work of Georgia O'Keeffe, students created a study of an O'Keeffe painting using pencil, ink and watercolor. 

Hannah

Meghan
Elizabeth
 Jonathan
 Elias
 Chase
Betsy
 Lorenzo
Natalie

Middle School Art: Instrument Collagraph Prints

Students in Middle School Art studied to work of Harlem Renaissance artist, Romare Bearden. After looking at his jazz inspired paintings, students created a collagraph plate of a musical instrument using layers of cardboard.  Students used these plates to create collagraph prints and they experimented with different colored inks and papers.
Rachel 
Hunter
Greta
Heather



Rosie 
Isabella 
Elizabeth
Christine
Grace
Julia

Tyler
Joshua
Joseph
Angelina
Jack
Marco
Sal
Jennie


High School Art: Abstract Emotion Excercises

Students learned about the importance of expressive intent (being purposeful in artistic decisions) and practiced this concept by creating an abstract artwork using oil pastels and watercolor. Students chose an emotion to portray using only abstract lines, colors and shapes. 
(Right-Left, Top-Bottom: Matthew - Rage, Matthew - Hope, Peter - Joy, Laura - Calmness, Victoria - Excitement, Sabrina - Envy, Jack - Despair, Luca - Hope, Ellen - Lovesickness, Laura K - Anxiety, Ben - Serenity, Laura - Confusion)