Wednesday afternoon art classes have begun exploring repeated shapes.
Students created a pattern of shapes much like the artist Piet Mondrian.
Piet Mondrian’s Composition with yellow, blue and red 1927.
Everyone is in the process of adding color to their images as they take them in unique directions. I look forward to see the students’ creative journey.
Tomorrow is the first day of Art camp Jr. We will have two days of art based fun focusing on the concept of the circle. Everyone will explore the numerous art ideas and mediums that begin with the circle. Check back to see all of our artistic adventures!
Wednesday afternoon art students explored printmaking recently.
Students made a series of circle prints using cups and ink.
Everyone created a different pattern of circles.
Many repeated the shape and allowed it to overlap other circles.
After creating many variations of circle prints we left them to dry.
Next we explored thumb printing with ink.
Everyone explored various shapes with the thumb.
Next we added marker to complete our thumb images.
Here are some examples of our thumb printing.
Wednesday afternoon art classes explored creating stencils for their art studio time this past week.
Everyone cut out many sizes of hearts.
Next they traced and outlined their hearts with crayons.
The final step was to use paint and paint daubers with their stencils to create their heart design.
Everyone had a unique take on their design.
The students were very focused on their work.
All the students were part of the creative process.
Everyone enjoyed the stencil art heart project.
Here are some examples of the students’ work.
Our Wednesday Afternoon students have been learning about the art of Keith Haring.
Students began by looking at and discussing the images of Keith Haring.
Everyone chose a character of Haring that they liked and a movement or action to recreate on their own.
Marker was employed to add a bold outline to their images.
Watercolor was added to fill in the character’s action.
Everyone was satisfied with their work in this adventure in art.
Here are some examples of the students’ work.
Wednesday Afternoon Art students explored collage with non-traditional materials this autumn.
Students began with a drawing of a cat using basic shapes. They then transferred their idea into paper shapes which they cut out.
The next step was to cut out and glue all of the body shapes using newsprint.
This required a lot of focus as students referred back to their initial drawing during the creative process.
Students enjoyed the process which was much like creating a puzzle as they made parts and put them together.
The scrap paper box was very handy in adding details to the cats with many different colors.
Here are some examples of the students’ collages.
Maybe you can join us for our winter classes beginning in January?
Our first event at the Willard Hope Center this fall was a program introducing the students to drawing cartoons using basic shapes.
Student members used many basic shapes to create fun cartoons with pencils.
Students enjoyed exploring shapes to create funny cartoons.
Students started with pencil.
Then they refined their drawings and added color with marker and colored pencil.
Here are some examples of their work.
Art Camp began with a focus on shapes.
Campers chose many shapes to create a three-dimensional design with layer shapes.
Lots of focus and concentration went into the design and creation of their art.
Next students began to glue down their shapes.
Next step was to add a coat of white paint to their creation.
The white paint added a unifying factor to their work.
After the painting of the projects we moved outdoors for more painting.
We did some rock painting.
Adding lots of painted texture to the rocks.
Campers worked on a circle mural begun by Art Camp Jr. campers.
Campers added detail to the circles.
We ended the first day by working on the outdoor mural.
Campers created some wonderful art and memories.
Wednesday afternoon art students have been exploring the compass as an art tool.
Students have been learning how basic math concepts of division and geometry are also art terms and concepts used in creating designs.
Everyone enjoyed exploring the possibilities of the compass and how all of the circles work together to create an image.
This is a great project for students to see the link between art and math skills.
Students used lots of concentration as they explored creating various sizes of repeating circles.
This project really stretched the students to see a new way of creating art through the use of tools from the math world as well as the art world.
Everyone was thrilled with their accomplishments in exploring compass art.
