We have been working on getting the school mural up and running, and have finally started on the painting process! A few of my senior level students and I have designed a mural for the school that I am hoping will be ready for unveiling at the Art Show in May. The majority of students from grades 1-12 will have had a hand in the creation of the mural.
Some pictures of the works in progress...
And Chiaroscuro for Grades 10 and 11. The Students worked on three drawings for this one. "Chiaroscuro" is literally "light/dark", and is a technique developed in the Renaissance to help create a strong sense of the figure in space.
The first drawing was the draped fabric in two tones on a neutral background paper to represent the mid-tone value.
The second piece was a set of two drawings that once completed, were woven together. The students first created the chiaroscuro drawings, one with charcoal on white paper, and the sec on with white conte on black paper.
Then, they cut their drawings in strips, one drawing cut vertically, one cut horizontally so that they could be woven together. We left one of the drawings connected on one side so that they were easier to weave. the second drawing was connected on one side, but each piece was taken off as the weaving progressed. (hopefully you get the idea from the pictures!!)
And as they were weaving, the students chose which areas to emphasize by creating an interesting weaving pattern. And her are some of the results:
The students really seemed to like this project, and they were able to recognize and develop implied dimensional space as well as create areas of emphasis within their work.
And in Kindergarten...
Students were given instructions and "followed along" in the creation of a simple artwork inspired by Klimt. Above are some of their individual interpretations of the instructions.
Grade 1 and 2 students working on Kandinsky inspired circles:
Students were inspired by classical music by Vivaldi- The Four Seasons, and by discussion about colours that we see in each season.
And Middle School Sketchbook Sensations!
These students demonstrated some quite inspiring work in their sketchbooks, developing a variety of ideas and exploring how to use the different media.
And lastly, the development of positive and negative spaces within a "skeletal" framework for the grade 9 students.
Students drew the skeleton lightly in pencil, and then went over the edges with watercolour pencil crayon, blending the colour to create a dimensional effect.
As you can see, the art room has been quite busy in the last month or so, and will continue to be as we gear up for the spring art show and the unveiling of our finished mural.
Until next time...
