Halloween in tonal gradations and zentangles
We have experienced the tonal gradations with acrylics with the students of Grade 8, to learn how to mix colors, starting with the lightest color … Read more
Friedrich in gradation
The Romantic works of Friedrich lend themselves to an interpretation of the landscape that can be divided into a value scale. In these two exercises … Read more
Stage designs for a Cinderella
The last work carried with the children of Cherry Garden Primary School in Bristol has been the realization of the scenery for the play of … Read more
A gift for the teachers? A group painting!
Year 5 of Elementary School of Madrano “Celestin Freinet” in Pergine (Trento), created these paintings as a gift for their teachers at the end of … Read more
Asian Inspired Fans with paper plates
With students of Year 6 we painted some fans in Oriental style, with colorful watercolors on the background and silhouettes of bamboo plants and branches … Read more
Painting the Mona Lisa
In the painting competition of 3rd February 2013, organized by the Italian Cultural Center of Bristol, children between 6 and 11 years have ventured into the … Read more
Names on small canvases
On small canvases measuring 7x7cm, we painted some names with acrylic colours to make little square paintings to give to friends. This is a good … Read more
Murano glassware shelf
Thinking about something decorative, colorful and transparent we thought of Murano glassware, to do an exercise with the primary and secondary colours. We made a drawing … Read more
Polar Landscapes
We prepared some Polars Landscapes painting with watercolors or gouache. We used several simple techniques to create different textures in order to achieve various effects … Read more
Ancient map colored with coffe
This map is copied from an ancient Tudor’s map with a pencil and then it has been redrawn it with a black permanent marker . We … Read more
Inspired by the Kandinsky’s landscapes
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 … Read more
Colored Bulbs
Another simple exercise with primary colors! We copied different kinds of bulbs drawing them with a black permanent marker. Each bulb is superimposed on another … Read more