Intro to Portrait and Figure Drawing

Ages 11-16
1.5 hours
5 weeks

Each five week session was a crash course into life drawing, figure drawing and portraiture.

Some techniques and skills covered in this time frame were: 

  • Contour line drawings
  • Life drawing
           - including timed 
            poses and spacial 
            drawings
  • Gestural drawing with charcoal
  • Additive and reductive drawing
  • General facial proportions
  • Gridding (to enlarge an image)
"Draw what you see, 
not what you think you see." 
- in regards to life drawing

Spring Art Party

Ages 6-10
2 hours

Students were inspired by the work of Yehouda Chaki as they explored color mixing and overlapping imagery.

The challenge was to use long brush strokes, mix colors without over mixing, and overlap images.

Many times students do not get a chance to go back and work on paintings multiple times. By having students go back to fill in shapes or add lines and new colors helped create a dense forest landscape.
PictureYehouda Chaki, Spring Landscape 8357-A


The class explored the work of artist Yehouda Chaki. His work can be connected to Fauvism, abstract expressionism and landscapes.

http://www.artnet.com/artists/yehouda-chaki/

One Day Workshops

2 hour classes

Sustainable Printmaking
Ages 9+
Experimented with foods and spices (paprika, beets, onion, tea, coffee, etc) and created potato stamps
Worksheet

Papermaking
Ages 7-10
Used deckle and mold
Worksheet

Cardmaking
Adult
calligraphy, paper marbling, applique 

Winter Art Party
Ages 6-10
Van Gogh inspired gingerbread house

The Zine Machine
Ages 9-12
Created personal zines and make copies for the public
Examples

Art/Drama Mash-up: Behind the Mask

Ages 8-13
1.5 hours
4 weeks 

Students have 4 weeks to create a mask in the Visual Arts Department followed by 4 weeks in the Theatre Department to develop and perform a play based on the masks.

Week 1
  • Introduction to symbolism in masks
  • Work on attachments to change shape of mask

Week 2
  • Papier-mâché techniques

Week 3
  • Color theory/emotion
  • Paint mask

Week 4
  • Final details and accessories (feathers, gems, etc.)