Desert landscapes in tonal gradations
Mysterious dunes enlightened by the moon, or lonely mountains in a hot desert? The landscapes painted by the students of Grade 6 are almost abstract … Read more
The magical worlds of Paul Klee
Copying freehand an artwork of Paul Klee is a joyful experience, detached from any worry of resemblance to reality. What we experience is the playful … 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
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
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
Warm or cool in the medieval cities
How changes the atmosphere of an ancient city if its colors are predominantly warm or cool? Here are the drawings of the students of grade … Read more
Twigs in complementary colors
With students of Grade 7, we are continuing our work on complementary colors. These sprigs have been drawn with wax crayons directly on the white … Read more
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
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
Working on Britto’s works
Romero Britto is a BrazilianNeo-pop artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art and graffiti painting in his work. With the pupils of … Read more