Wanderer above the Sea of…?
In the wonderful Romantic work of art “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” painted in 1817 by Caspar David Friedrich, a man looks out from … Read more
Zentangle circles and gradations
Another exercise carried out about tonal gradations in 8th grade classes. As in the previous exercise about shades of gray “Collaborative project in monochrome mixed … Read more
Mosaics 2014
Here are the latest creations of the mosaic course. The course involved some students aged 11-14 years. After doing a preparatory drawing, life size, pupils … Read more
Printing in Andy Warhol style
Using the method of monoprint already experienced previously with the works of Cézanne, we made these prints inspired by Pop Art . First, we have … Read more
Positive and negative space: silhouettes in mixed media
It ‘s very easy to identify the positive space of an image (that occupied by the subject), and at the same time identify the negative … 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
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
Monoprints inspired by Cézanne still life
Students of Grade 9 have created these little monoprints inspired by Cézanne’s still lives, using transparent acetate sheets as a printing plate. First the acetate … Read more
Little book printed with Craft Foam
Craft foam in English language, Moosgummi in German, Gomma Crepla in Italian: it is a gummy material that we can find in stationery and it … Read more
Mosaic course 2013
The mosaic course dedicated to the students of Grade 7 has just concluded with these excellent results. The pictures show some stages of the process … Read more
Still Life with Mixed Media
An interesting experience in using mixed media, has been tested in the classes of grade 8, where we have mixed so many different techniques in … Read more