This week in art class, the students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels to draw a tropical fish and coral in white pastel pencil on black paper. Then they colored their tropical underwater scenes with oil pastels. Stunning!
Winter is here! This week we painted a beautiful winter landscape of snow on pine trees in acrylic paint on canvas. Scroll through the slideshow to see a winter landscape painting. Lovely!
My advanced students are studying and drawing portraits from famous historical artists. This week we drew from a portrait by John Singer Sargent. Using the sightsize method, my student did a drawing of a woman in charcoal on drawing paper. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished portrait drawing.
Using our sight-size method of drawing at the easels, the students sketched a fruit still life with charcoal on canvas paper and then painted their fruit with acrylic paints. Great job!
Today we had the challenge of drawing feet! Using the sightsize method, my student did a drawing of feet in charcoal on charcoal paper. Excellent! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished drawing.
This week in art class, the students drew dragonflies in pencil on drawing paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto heavier watercolor paper and painted their drawings with colorful watercolor paint. Great job!
Today my advanced students worked on drawing hands in graphite on drawing paper. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished hand drawing.
Inspired by autumn, today the students painted a fall landscape in acrylic paint on canvas. Scroll through the slideshow to see a detail of a painting. Very nice!
In the midst of COVID-19, we are carefully beginning art lessons again. This week during art class, we used our sight-size method of drawing at the easels to sketch 2 pears in pencil on canvas paper and then painted the pears with acrylic paints. Great job!
Some of my students are focusing on studying and drawing portraits from famous historical artists. This week we drew from a portrait of a woman drawn by John William Waterhouse. Using the sightsize method, my student did a drawing of a woman in charcoal on toned charcoal paper. Excellent! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished portrait drawing.
