by taswann | Oct 25, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I see art as collaboration with nature… providing a return from hectic and stress, from consumption and chaos, to meditative simplicity.” -Susan Gosevitz Susan Gosevitz is a living artist whose original paintings in oils and acrylics are inspired by...
by taswann | Oct 5, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I seek a fundamental universal pattern in all art and nature.” -Kazuo Nakamura For this project we learned about the Canadian artist, Kazuo Nakamura and his commitment to abstraction and modernism. Nakamura used simple structures and monochromatic colours. We...
by taswann | Oct 4, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Take everything as it comes; the wave passes, deal with the next one.” -Tom Thomson We kicked off our Canadian artist fall session with the great Tom Thomson. The students enjoyed hearing about his love of Algonquin Park and his dedication to...
by taswann | Jun 25, 2013 | Art in the Classroom, Previous Posts, Projects
“I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.” – Jackson Pollock We had the pleasure of hosting another “in-class art session” at Humbercrest Public School. We introduced the iconic...
by taswann | Jun 10, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“A lot of times, I don’t make what is in my head because, as I go along, it even gets better. Maybe a lot of the artists are like me. They get stuck, and as they go along, it just comes.” -Kenojuak Ashevak A short time ago we were invited by a local...
by taswann | Jun 10, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“What beauty is, I know not, though it adheres to many things.” -Albrecht Durer Albrecht Durer was born on May 21st 1471, in Nuremberg, Germany. He was one of the first artists to become famous throughout Europe in his own lifetime. He was a painter, designer,...
