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Marc Chagall Stained Glass Murals

“If I create from the heart nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” – Marc Chagall This week we learned about the life and career of the great artist Marc Chagall. We studied the Peace Window that he created for the United Nations...

Emily Carr Landscapes

“Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises.” -Emily Carr Emily Carr was our artist today and we used her painting, “Blue Sky, 1932” as our inspiration piece. We learned about this famous Canadian’s life, work and...

Caspar Friedrich and a Moody Sky

“I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature.” – Caspar Friedrich Our grade 1 -3 class learned about the artist, Caspar Friedrich, a German landscape painter. He is most famous for his work featuring contemplative figures...

Getting Tangled with Zentangles

“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” – John W. Gardiner Zentangles filled our classroom and inspired our Grade 4 – 6 group to create  abstract landscapes. The term zentangle is used to describe a way of creating beautiful images from...

Line Drawings inspired by Picasso

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” – Pablo Picasso Picasso was our inspiration with our Grade 1 – 3 group at Humbercrest Public School this week. We started with a brief overview of his career...