Artist's Workshop

Artist's Workshop began in 2001, I felt I had something to offer kids. I believe there is so such for kids to learn from doing art. Artist's Workshop started as a summer program. We walked to Como Park, finding things to draw. The park is such a great resource for beautiful things to draw. We find something new every time we go. I believe, if students start to really see, they can draw anything. I use gesture drawing,  contour drawing and drawing from pictures that are upside down. These are tools to help the students begin to see. The students learned techniques from the masters including, Van Gogh, Franz Marc( Blue Horses)and Rauol Dufy often referred to as the "Painter of Light".

Image Gallery: Fall Artist'sWorkshop 2005
The Fall Artist's Workshop was a chance for students to discover a variety of mediums. The focus of the class was to get the students to "see."
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Image Gallery: Monet Impressionist
The students learned how to be a Monet Impressionist. They began by drawing the Monet of their choice, marking their paper so they can compare the picture to their paper. Then learned how to pick up more than one color on their paint brush and dot it on the canvas. Even every young students can successfully paint with this method.
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Image Gallery: Fall Artist's Workshop
The Following is artwork completed in the Fall Artist's Workshop. The students learned about watercolors and how to use them. We also learned about Franz Marc, his famous picture "The Blue Horse".
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Image Gallery: Drawing with paint
The students in Artist's Workshop learned about Rauol Dufy, a post impressionist know for his painting of light. The first pictures of the flowers I painted with them. I painted in pale colors, then medium tones and then dark colors. The rest of the pictures is the students painting in Dufy style.
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Image Gallery: Spring Art Class 2006

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Image Gallery: Fall Artist's Workshop 2006
This is a selection of all of the art the students did in the fall of 2006. They learned to make 3D pictures and animal pictures using tempera. They learned the ancient art of a Mola, the layering of fabric, we used paper. They also learned to create a scene using soft pastels, they learned about horizon lines and how to make clouds and water.
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