Painting continues...

The weather was beautiful this week so we continued painting outside. Included in this post are a few quick still-life paintings from a rainy week, finished "from life" paintings and watercolor fun!

Spring Art

Simple pinch pot with complex glaze















Still life study















Still life with Grecian Church
















So happy to be painting!





















Creating a book















"Inside the body with red blood cells and bones"

















Using crazy brushes

















Preschool watercolor


Spring quarter continues with the preschool class experiencing new materials and exploring new ideas. The painting classes are focusing on composition and layering paint. The adult ceramics class is keeping busy with various projects.
Check out the summer schedule for art camps galore! There is something for everyone this summer!

Painting Progress

The past few weeks, students in painting classes have created their own color wheels, created a painting using primary, secondary, tertiary colors tints and shades. This past week, we ventured out-of-doors to paint from life in the spring air. Those paintings I will post as they are finished. The preschool classes continue to explore painting, collage and other materials.

Color Exploration

The last two weeks in painting, students have been reviewing primary, secondary and tertiary colors. They created hue charts and started an abstract geometric painting in which they had to create several tertiary colors.

In preschool this quarter, painting activities continue and students have access to collage materials as well. Exploration is everywhere!

Spring Quarter has Begun!

Painting with charcoal: very messy!



























The first week of the Spring Quarter has been fantastic! This quarter focuses on painting and we began by looking at some of the oldest paintings in the cave of Lascaux. Students made paint from ground up charcoal as we talked about pigments and vehicles (or binders). Next we talked about value and students created value scales with black and white paint. More painting fun to come!

Last Week of Printmaking

Toadsworth's pillowcase



































Silkscreen fun!










Linoleum block prints
















Linoleum block and print















Drypoint and watercolor
















Drypoint and watercolor

















This is the last week of the winter quarter! Final prints were made and in one class we silk screened shirts and pillow cases.
Next week begins the spring quarter. This up-coming quarter is all about painting in the core classes. Sign up for an art adventure! Adult class include ceramics, drawing and photography.