Painting the background to create the figure
Is fascinating to understand the relationship between figure and background in a picture: did you know that our brain cannot perceive the figure and the … Read more
Textured flowers: collaborative project
Working on the textures we painted these flowers with the 6th grade students. We practiced lots of different textures, using tempera painting with different tools, … Read more
Tonal and chromatic gradations for a landscape
The tonal gradations are made by adding white or black to a color. In this way we work on light and dark shades of that … Read more
Our local Impressionists
The best way to understand the Impressionist’s technique is to imitate it, in front of a real natural landscape. With students of grade 8th, we … Read more
Watercolor landscapes in the style of Paul Klee
Looking at the lines in the nature and the use of the lines in the art, we of course came to consider the work of … Read more
Abstract painting inspired by Gerard Richter
Gerhard Richter is one of the most outstanding living artists of our time. After a long discussion in class about the role of art, and … Read more
Citrus fruits in complementary colors
In order to experience the variety of complementary colors we thought to the shape of a lemon cut in half: for each segment, a different … Read more
Silhouette on tonal gradations
A simple exercise that has always a great success, is the painting of a silhouette that stands out against a background painted in gradation. In … Read more
Sun and Moon in warm and cool colors
I thought of a imagine to match the feelings of “temperature” given from warm and cool colors. The idea has brought of this work, with … Read more
Delaunay in primary, secondary and achromatic colors
Here’s an exercise of painting, based on the colors primary, secondary and achromatic. Inspired by the works of Sonia and Robert Delaunay, these acrylic paintings … Read more
The color wheel star-shaped
In 6th grade classes our exercises on color theory proceed with the analysis of the color wheel. We made a painting in order to understand … Read more
Landscape textured with hot air balloon
We have experienced on other occasions the use of acrylic paint for the realization of textured surfaces, with the shoe, the cup, the Italian coffee … Read more