by taswann | May 30, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I collected all the caterpillars I could find in order to study their metamorphosis.” -Maria Sibylla Merian: Diary entry age 13 Maria Sibylla Merian was a German-born naturalist and scientific illustrator who was born in Frankfurt, Germany in 1647. At a time when...
by taswann | May 22, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Making art is about finding the true self – not who everyone has told you that you are, but the person you are truly.” – Birgit O’Connor Birgit O’Connor is a self taught watercolour artist who lives in Bolinas of West Marin, California....
by taswann | May 22, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“I have been in love with painting ever since I became conscious of it at the age of six.” – Katsushika Hokusai Katsushika Hokusai was born in Edo, Japan in 1760. He was a painter, printmaker and book illustrator who created more than 30,000 finished pieces of...
by taswann | May 22, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.” – Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso is known as one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century. We focussed our studies for this session on his many paintings that...
by taswann | Apr 23, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Art is a line around your thoughts.” – Gustav Klimt Gustav Klimt and his masterpiece, Farmhouse with Birch Trees served as the inspiration for our tape resist watercolour project. The students learned how to create a foreground, middleground and...
