by taswann | Jan 10, 2018 | Previous Posts, Projects
“It’s been fun, I’ve had a lucky life…” – LeRoy Neiman We started off our Winter session with inspiration from the American artist, LeRoy Neiman who was born on June 8, 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota. His father, Charles Runquist, an unskilled...
by taswann | Nov 21, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
“With an apple I will astonish Paris.” -Paul Cezanne Paul Cezanne was born to a wealthy family on January 19th, 1839 in the South of France. His father was a banker and did not want his son to become an artist. So, Paul Cezanne began his studies in law, and as a...
by taswann | Oct 28, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
In today’s class, we looked at the mood in a painting. Mood refers to the feeling created in the artwork. The use of the elements and principles of design affect mood in a painting. The lines, colours, shapes, values and textures in the work and how they are...
by taswann | Oct 20, 2017 | Adult Classes, Previous Posts, Projects
“I am trying to explore the awe and wonder of nature.” – Steve Driscoll This week in our adult class we learned about Toronto artist, Steve Driscoll. To see some of his work this weekend Oct 27 – Oct 30 visit the Angell Gallery booth at Art Toronto. We were...
by taswann | Oct 20, 2017 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I really want to make physical things so that the experience is a real experience and not just conceptual.” – Michael Snow This week we were inspired by Toronto artist Michael Snow, who was born on December 10, 1929 in Toronto. He studied at Upper Canada...
by taswann | Oct 14, 2017 | Adult Classes, Previous Posts, Projects
“I’m not as much confident as I am fearless. I have a lot of doubt and a lot of insecurity when I go into a given situation. But I don’t let it stop me. It took a long time to find that.” – Rex Ray Recently in our adult class, we learned about the life and career...
