by taswann | Nov 8, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“There is no must in art because art if free.” – Wassily Kandinsky The inspiration for our piece today was the artist, Wassily Kandinsky. We spent some time looking through his work and were inspired by his art that focussed on circles. Our...
by taswann | Nov 8, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“A line is a dot that went for a walk.” – Paul Klee Our grade 1 – 3 class became the architect’s of their own castles this week. We spoke about the Swiss artist, Paul Klee and studied his many paintings. A few favourites included: Red...
by taswann | Oct 31, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
It is Halloween today and our grade 4 – 6 class celebrated by making their own oil pastel pumpkin patches. We began with stories and legends about the beginnings of Halloween. Our story about jack-o-lanterns really fired up their imaginations.
by taswann | Oct 29, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.” – Vincent Van Gogh It was a wet and windy day today but we brightened up the classroom with sunny still-life paintings in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. We looked at examples of his work from his...
by taswann | Oct 29, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Drawing is still basically the same as it has been since prehistoric times. It brings together man and the world. It lives through magic.” – Keith Haring Action was the word of the day as we explored the art career of Keith Haring. Our students...
by taswann | Oct 23, 2012 | 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 Georgia O’Keeffe’s work, Evening Star, inspired our session today. We used liquid...
