by taswann | Oct 20, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Whoever wants to know something about me ought to look carefully at my pictures and try to see in them what I am and what I want to do.” – Gustav Klimt This week, Art in Action was inspired by Gustav Klimt’s birch tree masterpieces: Gustav...
by taswann | Oct 14, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects, Uncategorized
“All the good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.” -Grant Wood Fall Plowing, painted in 1931 by Grant Wood This week we looked at some of the artwork by Grant Wood . Grant Wood was born in 1891 in Iowa. He and his three brothers lived on a farm...
by taswann | Oct 3, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” – Georgia O’Keeffe Our new brand new fall session began this week with inspiration from Georgia O’Keeffe . She was born on November 15, 1887 in Sun...
by taswann | Aug 19, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects
Art in Action has had a very busy summer creating new projects for our 2019/20 School year! Classes will begin the week of September 30th and registrations will open Friday, September 6. We hope that you will join Art in Action for an autumn themed art...
by taswann | Jun 13, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects
One of the things that makes teaching so special are those wonderful thank you cards that students have made so carefully for us! We had a really fun Spring session with all our students, inspired by famous artists and places in Toronto. From a serene landscape of...
by taswann | Jun 13, 2019 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I want to make paintings full of colour, laughter, compassion and love. I want to make paintings that will make people happy.” -Norval Morrisseau For the last week of our spring session, Art in Action has been celebrating the life and career of legendary...
