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Autumn and the New Year
I love this time of year. To me – this is the real new year, back to school and straight into fall. The leaves are starting to change, the weather is getting chillier and the pumpkins are ready to pick. At Art in Action we are very excited to introduce two new art programs to […]
Finishing with a ‘Pop’, Andy Warhol
“Everyone will be famous for 15 minutes.” Andy Warhol During our last session at Humbercrest we explored the work of the iconic, Andy Warhol. We looked at his early commercial art and went through his career focussing on his ‘Pop Portraits’. Each student picked a celebrity and made their own portraits. Take a look: A […]
Gustav Klimt, Tree of Life
“Art is a line around your thoughts.” Gustav Klimt We turned our classroom into a printing shop on Monday. We used brayers and printing ink on carved foam and worked on our ‘own’ Tree of Life masterpieces inspired by Gustav Klimt. The students experimented with their prints before making their master print: They learned how […]
Waterfall Inspiration
Art in Action was invited to create a waterfall project for a recent birthday party. We used good quality watercolour paper, acrylic paints and oil pastels. Here is what we came up with: The birthday party was a blast and the kids did a great job capturing the essence of a waterfall.
Action Jackson
“I have no fear of making changes, destroying the image, etc., because the painting has a life of its own.” Jackson Pollock At our last session at Humbercrest we looked at the process of painting like Jackson Pollock. He is most famous for the paintings produced during his ‘drip period’. After seeing many examples of […]
The Great Wave of Hokusai
“I have been in love with painting ever since I became conscious of it at the age of six.” Katsushika Hokusai Today we were very busy creating our own renditions of the famous woodblock print, The Great Wave, by Hokusai. Salt and watercolours were used for the background and then the students carved their very […]
Georgia O’Keefe Flowers
“I decided that if I could paint that flower in a huge scale, you could not ignore its beauty.” Georgia O’Keefe The work of Georgia O’Keefe was the inspiration for our large, abstract flowers. It was a great way to distract us from the wet, chilly, soggy day outside our window. Our students jumped in […]
Our Own ‘Starry Night’
Van Gogh’s Starry Night was the inspiration for our projects yesterday. The energy of his brush strokes and genius with colour and texture was our jumping off point for a watercolour-collage piece. “I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.” Vincent Van Gogh Take a look at their masterpieces:
Cubist Portraits
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” Pablo Picasso We had so much fun at our recent session at Humbercrest where we explored Picasso’s art and cubism. Here are a few of the portraits the students completed: Aren’t they amazing?
Art in Action
We are so excited to have our very own blog and share news about Art in Action! Stay tuned for more posts soon… A bit about us… Art in Action believes that every child has a unique artistic expression to be discovered and developed. We are focussed on sparking the creativity in every child through […]