This acrylic painting for the Perspective (One Point) lesson is coming along beautifully! Check back later for the finished painting!
One point perspective.
This student is busy painting beautiful clouds as part of her image for the STUDY: Perspective (One Point) lesson of our Curriculum.
VOCABULARY
Horizon line: a horizontal line that separates the ground from the sky also treated as the viewer/artist's eye level
Vanishing point: a theoretical point in the distance towards which receding parallel lines diminish
Othogonal lines: straight diagonal lines drawn to connect points around the edges of a picture to the vanishing point.
Shading with charcoal.
Two recent excellent drawings which were done as part of the OBSERVE: David Casts lesson of our Curriculum.
Iris, age 10
Amira, age 8
Happy Friday from art/work/place!
Our students and teachers are hard at work on their latest creations! What are they making? Check back later to find out!
Great faces of October.
Elyse, age 14
Erin, age 13
Sofia, age 13
Happy Halloween from art/work/place!
We at art/work/place wish everyone a fun, spooky, candy-filled Halloween! Trick or Treat!
STUDY: Shape
GOAL: Learn the difference between geometric and organic shapes. Think about what each shape has to say. Use them in a composition to abstractly represent a place.
The student who created the image below used the beach as her inspiration.
Helena, age 10
VOCABULARY
Shape: a flat area defined by its edges or an outline
Geometric: shapes that have names and can be constructed with a compass and/or ruler
Organic: shapes found in nature, non regular
Composition: the way in which something is put together or arranged
Read more about our Curriculum below.