by taswann | Oct 18, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
With our grade 4 – 6 group we did something completely different, we used gelatin to create monoprints. We learned about the life and career of Edgar Degas who created many monoprints and then tried our hand at making our own. Our students enjoyed layering the...
by taswann | Oct 18, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“If I create from the heart nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” – Marc Chagall This week we learned about the life and career of the great artist Marc Chagall. We studied the Peace Window that he created for the United Nations...
by taswann | Oct 10, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Trees love to toss and sway; they make such happy noises.” -Emily Carr Emily Carr was our artist today and we used her painting, “Blue Sky, 1932” as our inspiration piece. We learned about this famous Canadian’s life, work and...
by taswann | Oct 10, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I have to stay alone in order to fully contemplate and feel nature.” – Caspar Friedrich Our grade 1 -3 class learned about the artist, Caspar Friedrich, a German landscape painter. He is most famous for his work featuring contemplative figures...
by taswann | Oct 4, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.” – John W. Gardiner Zentangles filled our classroom and inspired our Grade 4 – 6 group to create abstract landscapes. The term zentangle is used to describe a way of creating beautiful images from...
by taswann | Oct 4, 2012 | Previous Posts, Projects
“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” – Pablo Picasso Picasso was our inspiration with our Grade 1 – 3 group at Humbercrest Public School this week. We started with a brief overview of his career...
