Today we had the challenge of drawing feet! Using the sightsize method, my student did a drawing of feet in charcoal on charcoal paper. Excellent! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished drawing.
This week in art class, the students drew dragonflies in pencil on drawing paper. Then they transferred their drawings onto heavier watercolor paper and painted their drawings with colorful watercolor paint. Great job!
Today my advanced students worked on drawing hands in graphite on drawing paper. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see a finished hand drawing.
Inspired by autumn, today the students painted a fall landscape in acrylic paint on canvas. Scroll through the slideshow to see a detail of a painting. Very nice!
In the midst of COVID-19, we are carefully beginning art lessons again. This week during art class, we used our sight-size method of drawing at the easels to sketch 2 pears in pencil on canvas paper and then painted the pears with acrylic paints. Great job!
Some of my students are focusing on studying and drawing portraits from famous historical artists. This week we drew from a portrait of a woman drawn by John William Waterhouse. Using the sightsize method, my student did a drawing of a woman in charcoal on toned charcoal paper. Excellent! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished portrait drawing.
In the midst of COVID-19, we are carefully beginning art lessons again. Today in art class, we took our inspiration from Claude Monet’s waterlilies! The students drew waterlilies and lily pads on watercolor paper. Then they colored their waterlilies and lily pads with oil pastels and painted the water around the flowers with watercolor paint. Lovely!
It’s a snowy, winter wonderland outside and today we drew a penguin family! The students drew the penguins with white pastel pencil on black paper. Then they used their white pastel pencils to shade in the lights and left the paper for the darks. Awesome! Scroll through the slideshow to see a penguin drawing.
My adult students are working on still life drawings in pastels. We set up the still life objects, draw the still life in charcoal on paper, and then bring them to life using colorful oil pastels. I have both beginners and advanced students, and they are doing so well!
My advanced students are studying and drawing portraits from famous historical artists. This week we drew from a self-portrait of Annigoni. Using the sightsize method, my student did a drawing of Annigoni in graphite on drawing paper. Wow! Scroll through the slideshow to see the finished portrait drawing.
