by taswann | Feb 2, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Imagine a glorious full moon coming over the tops of the spruce, big and yellow, shedding a mysterious light on everything… the moonlight had colour, you could see to paint and be able to appreciate the colour of things.” – Arthur Lismer on Experiencing the...
by taswann | Jan 26, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
“You could call [my work] a visual diary or even a personal history. I’m not going to paint something that doesn’t have anything to do with me. Of all of the possible things I could paint, the thing that interests me is something that I can get close enough to...
by taswann | Jan 19, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects
Happiness – by Emily Carr – Public Domain Art in Action began the Winter Session with a look at Canadian artist Emily Carr. Emily Carr was born in Victoria, British Columbia in 1871 and was the second youngest of six children. She grew up surrounded by...
by taswann | Jan 12, 2020 | Previous Posts, Projects, Uncategorized
For our last class of the Holiday session, Art in Action students learned that Michelangelo once made a snowman! It’s recorded by the art historian Giorgio Vasari that “one winter, when a great deal of snow fell in Florence, [Piero de’ Medici] had...
by taswann | Dec 15, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Art is the highest form of hope” -Gerhard Richter These beautiful candles, serve as a symbol of hope for the holiday season were the inspiration for this week’s art. Gerhard Richter was born in Dresden on 9th February 1932. His parents, Horst...
by taswann | Dec 8, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects
For this wintry scene we were inspired by Canadian founding Group of Seven member, A.Y Jackson’s painting Aurora. Alexander Young Jackson was born on October 3, 1882 in Montreal, Quebec. He was a founding member of the Group of Seven. The Group of Seven was a...
