Inspired by this beautiful summer weather, this week we painted a scene from nature! The students painted a goldfinch sitting on a purple coneflower in acrylic paint on canvas. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished painting.
This week the middle school students had the challenge of drawing hands. They worked on the shapes and proportions of the hand as well as shading. Using the sight-size method, they drew a hand in graphite on drawing paper. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see the students at work.
The middle school students continue to work on portrait drawings and they are doing an excellent job! This week using the sight-size method, they did a portrait drawing of a girl in graphite on drawing paper. Fantastic! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished portrait drawing.
We are impatient for spring, so this week the students painted a beautiful flowering spring landscape in acrylic paint on canvas. Scroll through the slideshow to see the students working on their landscape paintings. Lovely!
My middle school students have been doing some excellent portrait drawings! Using the sight-size method, they did a portrait drawing of a woman in graphite on drawing paper. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see the students working on their portrait drawings.
This week the students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels to draw a goldfish in graphite on white paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto watercolor paper and painted their goldfish in watercolor paint. Awesome!
My advanced students have been working on portraits during class. This week they did a portrait drawing of a woman’s profile in graphite on drawing paper. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see the students working on their portrait drawings.
Using their sight-size drawing skills, my older students did a portrait drawing of a woman in vine charcoal and white chalk on toned drawing paper. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished portrait drawing.
Today in art class, the students used the comparative method of drawing to draw a fruit still life in charcoal on canvas paper. Then they painted their fruit drawings with colorful acrylic paint. Sweet!
Using the sight-size method of drawing at the easels, the students drew a hummingbird moth and flower in pencil on paper. Then they used oil pastels to add color to their nature scene. Beautiful! Scroll through the slideshow to see the students at work.
