Perspective in space!
By analyzing the various ways of representing space, we arrived to the study of perspective. In this collage, with students in the seventh grade, we … Read more
Abstract watercolors… follow instructions!
Talking about lyric abstractionism of Kandinsky and Paul Klee with students in grade 9, we painted a small abstract watercolor with a small guide of … Read more
Cool landscape
On a mixed media background I’ve found a frozen landscape… I enjoyed to draw little houses, bridges and windows, following the colors on the background.
Moving figures inspired by Futurism
After studying the avant-garde movement of Futurism, in the classes of Grade 9 we decided to reproduce the movement of a figure using the method … Read more
Mixed media portraits by Picasso
The style of Picasso portraits is unmistakable: the figures fall apart and are recomposed in his paintings, overturning all the canons and the proportions of … Read more
A wall with graffiti
An interesting experience with mixed media has been realized by students of grade 8. We studied the contrast between light and shadow and we drew … Read more
Tonal gradation with circles
A tonal gradation is defined as value steps going from light to dark. In this exercise the students of Grade 7, have painted the tonal … Read more
Matisse on the cabinet!
What an idea! A large collage with adhesive paper to decorate the cabinets of art room! Which artist, if not Matisse, can give us the inspiration … Read more
Rainbow banners
This exercise is carrying on the project about the color theory. The painting is based on the color’s wheel and the complementary colors. With students … Read more
Collaborative project in monochrome mixed media
Each student in the class of grade 7 has drawn a quarter of a circle with decorations zentangle, made with a black marker. The background … Read more
Silhouette in color gradations
An interesting exercise on gradations has been made in classes of grade 8° by combining a background and a silhouette painted with gradations in complementary … Read more
Watercolors inspired by Michael Craig-Martin
After observing and commenting on the works of the contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin, each student in grade 8 took a picture of five or six small objects … Read more