Restoration of works of art is a topic that is seldom discussed in class. Before being a teacher I have been restorer for more than ten years, working in the most beautiful italian cities as Venice … [Read more...]
Final exams 2018
September 27, 2018 by 4 Comments
I post just now my students' works which were created for the final exams of the previous school year. I hope these works will be an inspiration and a wish of a good start for the students who are … [Read more...]
Final Exams 2017
June 26, 2017 by 2 Comments
Paintings, stained glass, prints, drawings, mosaic, collage, plastic and wood sculptures, mixed media projects... This year for the final exams students of the 8th Grade created different kind of … [Read more...]
Final exam 2016
June 28, 2016 by 8 Comments
Even this year I asked my students to create a personal work, inspired by the artists we've studied in our lessons. In the final exam is important to describe and justify the work, explaining the … [Read more...]
Prints inspired by the German Expressionist group “Die Brücke”
March 25, 2013 by 2 Comments
With pupils in Year 9 (classe 3) we made some lovely prints inspired by the German Expressionist group "Die Brücke". We have carved small plates of Adigraf (a special soft linoleum) with engraving … [Read more...]
Inspired by the Kandinsky’s landscapes
December 3, 2012 by 18 Comments
From a photo of a simple landscape, I tried to inspire my paintings in the style of Kandinsky. He painted many landscapes, where it is recognizable the style that characterizes his abstract painting. … [Read more...]
Modigliani style with oil pastels
November 21, 2012 by 19 Comments
Modigliani’s portraits are so characteristic that it is easy to copy them! Here is a simple technique with pencil, oil pastels and baby oil to imitate the unmistakable style of this … [Read more...]
Inspired by Caspar David Friedrich
November 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
Giulia D. With students of grade9 (classi terze) we studied the Romantic Painters of 19th-Century, like Turner, Delacroix, Gericault and Friedrich. After the Romanticism lesson we painted some … [Read more...]
OVO, Amazing Art Lessons online!!
November 7, 2012 by 1 Comment
Amazing website for our online classes: concise, precise, with stunning moving images ... in a few minutes the contents that count ... undoubtedly interesting for a distracted teenagers audiences … [Read more...]
Portraits in Modern Art
May 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The figure in the Avant-garde Art was represented in many different ways and with different techniques. Students chose some details of works of art and copied the figures, imitating style and … [Read more...]
