We headed to Germany today to be inspired by German-born American painter Wolf Kahn. Wolf Kahn was born on October 4th 1927 in Germany and began drawing at the age of four. At the age of twelve, in 1940 he moved to New York City. He attended the High School of Music and Art and studied under the abstract expressionist Hans Hofmann at the Hans Hofmann School. He became Hofmann’s studio assistant before he began his own art career. His wife Emily Mason is also a painter, and they have two daughters, Cecily and Melany. Cecily Kahn is also an artist and is married to the painter David Kapp.
Wolf Kahn is known for his work in pastels and oil paint. He has travelled extensively, painting the landscapes of Egypt, Greece, Hawaii, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, and New Mexico. He lived in New York City during the winter and during the summer and autumn, he lived on a hillside farm in Vermont. Wolf Kahn died on March 15, 2020, at the age of 92, in New York, NY.
Students worked in reverse to create this dynamic barn by scraping the entire background first with acrylic paints and adding in the storm clouds above the barn afterward. Students experimented using a pallet knife (some for the first time!) with great success!
Tremendous work everyone! Take a look at a few of these examples…
SO beautiful!