by taswann | Feb 21, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“We are in need of magic. I fill a picture until it is full with magic, as one fills up a glass with water.” -Hundertwasser The artist known as Hundertwasser was born in Austria in 1928. He is one of the most important artists and architects of the 20th...
by taswann | Feb 20, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” – Frank Lloyd Wright We brightened up the classroom today with...
by taswann | Feb 19, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“For this was on St. Valentine’s Day…. When every fowl cometh there to choose his mate.” –Geoffrey Chaucer This Valentine’s day we were inspired by love birds. Our students really got a kick out of using old gift cards to scrape acrylic paint across their...
by taswann | Feb 5, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent Van Gogh Today we introduced a new drawing medium to our class; charcoal. Vincent Van Gogh was our inspiration as he used charcoal for many of his preliminary sketches for...
by taswann | Feb 5, 2013 | Previous Posts, Projects
“Are we to paint what’s on the face, what’s inside the face, or what’s behind it?” – Pablo Picasso Our lesson today was inspired by the line drawing by Pablo Picasso of Francoise Gilot, the mother of two of his children. We focussed...
