The “Fauves” in our streets
After studying the work of Fauves artists and particularly the landscapes painted by André Derain, the students of 9th Grade have produced some images inspired by the … Read more
Monochrome sketch on wrapping paper
For making these monochrome drawings made on wrapping paper, students in seventh grade have used three different types of pencils, a charcoal black, a pastel … Read more
Flowers in complementary colors
With the students of grade 6 (11 years old) we are continuing our adventure to discover the colors. Today we worked with the complementary colors … Read more
Design a chair
Our Lesson on Art Nouveau was comprehensive of a research on the meaning of design: change the shape of an object while maintaining its function. … Read more
Cakes inspired by Wayne Thiebaud
Wayne Thiebaud is an American artist who worked in the ’60s. He is often associated with the Pop Art because of his choice of subjects … Read more
Free variations for Van Gogh and Gauguin
We changed the colors of Van Gogh and Gauguin, with a free interpretation of their works. After observing the original paintings the students of Grade … Read more
Small landscapes in warm and cool colors
In the classes of Grade 6 we continue the discovery of colors and their properties. One of these is to transmit sensations, such as those … Read more
Tubes striped
We’re still working on the different ways to represent the illusion of space, and in the 8th grade classes we have created this collage, drawing … Read more
Tree Four Seasons
In the classes of the 7th Grade we are still working on the textures, but this time we are using oil pastels and discovering all … Read more
Video Tutorial: The illusion of space
There are six easy ways to make our three-dimensional drawings and give the illusion of depth and space; through these six tips we could see … Read more
Rolled zentangles!
With students of grade 8 we are still working on lights and shadows and gradations. We drew these Zentangles as ancient parchments rolled, using fantasy … Read more
Small Kandinsky with oil pastels
After looking at some abstract works of art, painted from the beginning of the twentieth century, we have tried the technique of oil pastels to … Read more