Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Grade 12 Reinterpretation Pieces (AVI4M)

What a talented class!  Each of these pieces is a reinterpretation of a famous work of art from history, into a piece that represents the styles and goals of the student's personal portfolios.  Can you tell which artist influenced them? A few more will be posted soon.

 







Thursday, February 23, 2012

Grade 9-10 Drawings (AVI1O-AVI2O)

Here are a few drawings from my new batch of art students.  Most of them have just started to draw with tones, so needless to say I've been really pleased with the results.  Most of these are drawings of their choice for homework, and the ones with the hands are called "Handscapes".










Tuesday, February 14, 2012

We're still here!

Well... have you ever wondered what would happen if you put your iPhone into the washing machine?  The results weren't good in my case.  I lost a lot of pictures of student work that I had taken but not backed up :(  Now that I have some time, I will post the artist chairs from last December.  We've started a new semester with a new group and new projects, so thank you for your patience, and stay tuned! *Click the pictures to make them larger. 
















Sunday, November 27, 2011

Textured Watercolour Painting

I had a conundrum one night.  I had painted a quick watercolour of my favourite island in Brazil (Florianopolis), but I hated the way the rocks turned out.  I had to figure out a way to fix and disguise them... so I decided to soak some rice paper in glue and create textures.  I liked the way it turned out and decided to try this technique with my students at school.  In addition, I masked out certain areas (which appear white).  It was simple but striking... I've posted my class's results below. 

Grade 11 Textured Watercolour Paintings (AVI3O-AVI3M)

What I love about my school and school board is that we include students of every ability and background in our classrooms.  My current grade 11 class is one of those groups, where we all teach each other and have a great amount of fun- because we all love art!  Click on the pictures below to see the textures close-up.












Grade 9-10 Stipple Architecture (AVI1O-AVI2O)

I thought I had lost these pictures, but they were backed up, whew!  It always amazes me to see the art that is created by students who have just learned most of their fine art skills- I'm always so proud of them!  I'm posting some of my favourites, from October.