Crystal Bridges Spring Trip 2018
Return to this beautiful museum! Started the trip with a docent taking us on a guided tour to selected artworks on viewpoints of America. First stop was Rosie the Riveter by Norman Rockwell. After,...
View ArticleDrawing field trips begin
Heading to the historic Jasper County Courthouse and Carthage square for continued drawing from observation excersises with classes today. Lots of construction, business and life going on while drawing!
View ArticlePortrait before and after instruction
Students drew their self portrait before learning drawing skills, then again 1 month later. Do you see any improvements?
View ArticleBlacklight painting
Florescent paints glow under ultraviolet lights. They make painting super fun!
View ArticleDrawing with Perspective
Perspective drawings re create the way our eyes really work, but does not rely on direct observation. Pre-Renaissance and Renaissance artists like Giotto and DaVinci figured out how this works.Its...
View ArticleGrid Drawing Project
In addition to learning drawing from observation, I have students learn grid drawing. It works in a similar way, but may be easier since it breaks down an image into smaller, possibly more abstracted...
View ArticleTextured Ceramic Mugs
Its that time of year again when we make mugs to learn how to work with clay. The most important thing students learn is "Scoring and Slipping". I also presented this at the art teacher conference in...
View ArticleNumber 2 Pencil Project
Students are again attempting to blend their own content with the concepts of No. 2 pencils.Inspiration and Purpose of the Assignment:Any object that is seen or used on a regular basis begins to go...
View ArticlePaws Survey
Paws students, click on the link below to take the survey:https://tinyurl.com/y4xergea
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