by taswann | Jan 29, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“We were told, quite seriously, that there never would be a Canadian artist because we had no art tradition.” -Lawren Harris Lawren Harris was born in Brantford, Ontario on October 23, 1885. He is best known as a member of the Group of Seven who pioneered a...
by taswann | Jan 29, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I have always had the curious mind of a scientist and the reckless abandon of an artist. I will always be part scientist, part artist.” – Tamara Phillips Tamara Phillips was born in Victoria, British Columbia. Watercolor is her medium of choice as it allows her to...
by taswann | Jan 13, 2016 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
Art in Action has been teaching at Kingsway College School since 2013. Above is a recent display of student artwork from our Fall 2015 session. We are honoured to be able to work with the students, teachers and parents of the KCS community.
by taswann | Jan 13, 2016 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I got serious about painting at 12, when most people give up.” – Robert Bateman Canadian painter, Robert Bateman was born in Toronto in 1930. He was a high school teacher for 20 years and always painted on the side. As one of the most famous living...
by taswann | Nov 12, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
Our focus for this class was on silhouettes. We learned that a silhouette is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black, its edges matching the outline of the subject. I love how the sunset background...
by taswann | Nov 4, 2015 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso Our project today was inspired by the artist, Pablo Picasso. Known as one of the greatest and most influential artists of our time we explored his long and varied...
