Using their sight-size drawing skills, my younger students drew a cheetah in pencil on drawing paper and colored it with colored pencils. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished cheetah drawing.
Today my middle school students did a master copy portrait drawing of an old man in vine charcoal on drawing paper. Excellent! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished portrait drawing.
This week the students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels to draw a pineapple in graphite on white paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto watercolor paper and painted their pineapple in colorful watercolor paint. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see a pineapple watercolor painting.
This week we painted a colorful still life of a vase with tulips. Using the comparative method of drawing, the students drew the vase and tulips on canvases and painted them with acrylic paint. Lovely!
Swans were our inspiration in art class this week! The students used the sight-size method of drawing at the easels to draw a swan in graphite on white paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto watercolor paper and painted their swans in watercolor paint. Great job! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished swan watercolor painting.
My advanced students are studying and drawing portraits from famous historical artists. This week we drew a portrait of a woman wearing a hat. Using the sightsize method, my students did their portrait drawings in charcoal on drawing paper. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished portrait drawing.
This week in art class, the students drew a bird in pencil on drawing paper. They also drew a nest with eggs in it. Then they transferred their drawings onto heavier watercolor paper and painted their drawings with colorful watercolor paint. Great job!
This week my advanced students continued their study of drawing portraits from famous historical artists. This week we drew from a portrait by John Singer Sargent. Using the sightsize method, my students did a drawing of a man in charcoal on drawing paper. Impressive! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished portrait drawing.
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!
