For a while I’ve been following, with admiration and esteem, the work of Harold Hollingsworth a contemporary artist from Seattle, Washington. In his most recent works he embellished his paintings … [Read more...]
Drawing inspired by Craig-Martin: video tutorial
March 16, 2018 by 3 Comments
A drawing inspired by the contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin is created with the art supplies we usually use in our art room. In this drawing we can work on the topics of still-life, … [Read more...]
Like tissues at the microscope: video tutorial
March 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
I'm glad to show here below a great video tutorial from theartproject chad brown. Chad Brown is an art teacher who created this tutorial for his students, to explain this project in his class. He has … [Read more...]
An experience of Active Art
May 25, 2017 by 4 Comments
This post is dedicated to the interesting work of the art teacher Giovanni Perdicchia and to his 9th grade students. The classes involved are the 3 B of Presicce-Acquarica Middle School and 3 C of … [Read more...]
How to paint the color wheel: video tutorial
February 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
A new video tutorial from arteascuola.com, about how to paint the color wheel using Primary colours and mixing them to get Secondary and Tertiary colors. I spent some time to suggest the way you … [Read more...]
Monochrome photos: a color hunt!
February 2, 2017 by 1 Comment
The word MONOCHROME describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or values of one color. A monochromatic object or image reflects colors in shades of limited colors or hues. For … [Read more...]
Take a picture of one-point and two-points perspective
September 16, 2016 by Leave a Comment
How many times we look at a landscape in perfect one point perspective, without realizing it? After studying the geometrical rules of this spatial techniques, we realized that we are surrounded by … [Read more...]
Futurist photographs
April 21, 2016 by 2 Comments
The Futurist artists argue that true Beauty Is in the dynamism of things because nothing is still, everything moves. After observing some Futurist paintings like those by Giacomo Balla and … [Read more...]
A fantastic symmetric insect
January 16, 2016 by 6 Comments
Every day we see symmetrical shapes, that we can find both in nature and in the works of man. We were inspired by the insects' world, for invent an imaginary insect. After observing various types of … [Read more...]
Photographs inspired by Series Paintings of Monet
December 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I asked my students to observe the paintings that Claude Monet painted in series. We tried to grasp the differences of light, shade and color, among the Rouen Cathedral Series, or among the paintings … [Read more...]
