Friday, June 21, 2013

Sacred Art Workshop: In the Style of Georges Rouault

Students studied the life and work of Christian artist, Georges Rouault.  They learned that Rouault spent time as an apprentice to a stained glass artist and that this experience profoundly influenced his work.  The students responded by creating landscapes inspired by Rouault's stained-glass like paintings, using tempera paint.


Sunday, June 16, 2013

Middle School Art: 2nd Independent Projects


Laura F. - Mixed Media Landscape
Kayleen S - Acrylic Impressionist Painting



Jack H. - Ink Illustrations in the style of "The Lord of the Rings"

Heather M. - Paper Quilling, The Four Seasons


Rachel C. - Sea Mosaic Table

Sophie S. - Mixed Media Sculpture (Plaster Hands)

Monday, May 13, 2013

Middle School Art: Emotion Masks

Students in Middle School Art studied African masks and explored how lines, colors and shapes can communicate emotion.  After constructing a mask with paper mache, each student chose an emotion to convey with line, color and shape using colored paper, acrylic paint and raffia.

 Rachel - Happiness
Jack - Courage
Laura - Confusion

Sophie - Joy
Heather - Calmness

Kayleen - Happiness

Caris - Contentment

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Sacred Art Workshop: Albrecht Durer

Students studied the life and work of German Renaissance artist, Albrecht Durer.  Students noticed his beautifully detailed drawings and woodcut prints inspired by his careful study of God's beautiful and complex world.  Students chose an animal to draw and study and went on to create a relief print with ink and styrofoam.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Sacred Art Workshop: Illuminated Manuscripts

Students studied illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages. They responded by designing and creating their own illuminated manuscript inspired by a Bible verse.  Watercolor pencil and metallic marker were used to add color and "glow"!

Elias
Meghan
Sal

Marco
Catherine
 Lorenzo
Antonio