by taswann | Mar 28, 2018 | Art in the Classroom, Previous Posts
We have spent the last several weeks at Runnymede Jr and Sr Elementary School hosting in-class sessions with students in kindergarten to grade five. We created a wide variety of projects inspired by famous artists including Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee and Tom Thomson. ...
by taswann | Mar 26, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
Spring colours filled our classrooms today as students created their own still life paintings inspired by Edouard Manet. We started the project by drawing a vase and then using chalk pastel students coloured in the background. Next an oil pastel was used to colour in...
by taswann | Mar 21, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
On Monday night we visited with a Brownie group in the Bloor West Village neighborhood. We had such a great time introducing the group to the life and career of iconic Canadian painter, Tom Thomson. The group learned about his short but prolific career and each of the...
by taswann | Mar 6, 2018 | Adult Classes, Previous Posts
Join us on Thursday, March 8th at 7:30 at The Cat Pub and Eatery, 3513 Dundas Street West to create a painting like the one above. We will start with an introduction of Canadian artist, Tom Thomson and take a look at some of his art and then it will be your turn to...
by taswann | Feb 27, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
This week we are spending time with the kindergarten classes at Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School and teaching them about Edouard Manet and Impressionism. Students learned about Manet’s life and career and then created their own spring floral...
