by taswann | Mar 21, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“With an apple I will astonish Paris.” – Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanne inspired our students to do a still life study with pears. We had beautiful ripe forelle pears for the students to observe and used old encyclopedia pages with yellow, orange and...
by taswann | Mar 3, 2013 | Previous Posts, Uncategorized
“Art is a line around your thoughts.” – Gustav Klimt We were inspired by the beautiful portrait that Klimt created called, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer 1. It took the artist 3 years to complete the painting and has since become one of his most famous pieces....
by taswann | Mar 3, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso For this Picasso project we explored printmaking. During his career, Picasso explored many forms of printmaking including: engraving, etching, drypoint, aquatint,...
by taswann | Feb 21, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“We are in need of magic. I fill a picture until it is full with magic, as one fills up a glass with water.” -Hundertwasser The artist known as Hundertwasser was born in Austria in 1928. He is one of the most important artists and architects of the 20th...
by taswann | Feb 20, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Frank Lloyd Wright We brightened up the classroom today with...
by taswann | Feb 19, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“For this was on St. Valentine’s Day…. When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.” –Geoffrey Chaucer This Valentine’s day we were inspired by love birds. Our students really got a kick out of using old gift cards to scrape acrylic paint across their...
