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Wolf Kahn – A Spring Landscape
“Keep the childlike vision and remain true to your ideas.” -Wolf Kahn Wolf Kahn was born on October 4th 1927 in Germany. He is a German-born American painter and began drawing at the age of four. Wolf Kahn is known for his work in pastels and oil paint. He combines realism landscapes with Colour Field […]
Wang Yani – Plum Blossom’s
“I do not paint to get praise from others, but to play a game of endless joy.” -Wang Yani Last week we welcomed spring into our classrooms and learned about the Chinese artist, Wang Yani. She was born in Gongcheng, a small town in Southern China, on May 2, 1975. At a very young age she […]
Christopher Pratt and a Winter Landscape
“My hope is that the objects I paint have the kind of intensity about them that incites the viewer to introspection.” – Christopher Pratt Christopher Pratt is one of Canada’s most prominent painters and printmakers. Born in St. Johns, Newfoundland in 1935 the nature and landscapes of his birthplace resonate throughout his work. In his […]
Dina Wakley and an Art Journal Page
American artist, Dina Wakley inspired our art project this week. Dina is an art journaler and mixed-media artist who teaches her techniques all over the world. She lives in Arizona with her husband and three boys. She is the author of Art Journal Freedom: How to Journal Creatively with Color and Composition. Our students really enjoyed the […]
Lois Mailou Jones and a Mask Project
“”Mine is a quiet exploration—a quest for new meanings in color, texture and design. Even though I sometimes portray scenes of poor and struggling people, it is a great joy to paint.” — Lois Mailou Jones Lois Mailou Jones was born in 1905, and had a successful career as a painter, teacher, book illustrator and […]
Raphael Inspired Dragons
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino , commonly known as Raphael, was born in the year 1483. He was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. During our class we introduced our students to the life and times of Raphael and focussed our study on his painting, Saint George Struggling with the Dragon. Our students got […]
Robert Bateman and a Silhouette
“I can’t conceive of anything being more varied and rich and handsome than the planet Earth. And its crowning beauty is the natural world. I want to soak it up, to understand it as well as I can, and to absorb it. And then I’d like to put it together and express it in my […]
Doris McCarthy – Icebergs
“The real function of the artist is to give fresh vision to their own generation.” -Doris McCarthy We embraced the cold this week by staying in our warm classrooms and learning about the Canadian artist Doris McCarthy. She studied art at the Ontario College of Art and Design. Some of her teachers were members of […]
A.Y. Jackson – Aurora Borealis
“There were dozens of lakes, many of them not on the map. For identification purposes we gave them names. The bright sparkling lakes we named after people we admired… to the swampy ones, all messed up with moose tracks, we gave the names of the critics who disparaged us.” – A. Y. Jackson The beautiful […]
Trees Inspired by Ted Harrison
“One curator said he didn’t want my work in his gallery because it was so simple even children understood it. I thought what a wonderful tribute!” -Ted Harrison Ted Harrison‘s work is filled with energy and whimsy and continues to influence Canadian artists of today. The students enjoyed learning about the life and career of […]