Thank You

Thank you for your support of visual arts by enrolling your child in Smart with Art's "Back to the Drawing Board" program.  Carl and I had a wonderful time working with your children and seeing them blossom as they learned new skills.  It's been a pleasure presenting art experiences to these children!  We received many nice "thank yous" from very polite children.

 Today, the student artists put forth some good effort to finish-up projects. The primary focus was to complete the one point perspective painting started last week.  Other students finished their pandas. Students also worked on more one point perspective/vanishing point exercises with shapes and letters that vanished into a point.

Much thanks goes out again to our wonderful volunteer, Kristi, who helped us with many of the administrative jobs that needed to be done during class time this session.  Thank you Kristi!

Look for new and different experiences being offered  for the 2012-2013 school year.  Stay tuned for information in your PTSA newsletter.

Meanwhile, you can check out other offerings at the Smart with Art website:  www.smartwithart.net

'Smart with Art' provides enriching experiences that connect history, cultures, artists, techniques, and materials. Art is a journey, not a destination.  

Have a safe summer and take advantage of art experiences, exhibitions, and museums in your community and wherever you travel!

Best Regards,
-Carl Clausen and Erin Subcleff

One Point Perspective

Today we learned about drawing a picture with one point perspective. 

We learned about horizon lines and vanishing points to make a piece of art that look 3D.

This is a tough concept to grasp and the class did a wonderful job!

Next week is our last class of the Spring Session. 

We will finish our one point perspectives and our Panda art.  Students who are done will create another project with vanishing points.

Multimedia Pandas

 Today we learned about pandas and their environments.
We learned many pandas live in China.

 We created a panda using a drawing technique which is a step by step instructor led process.

We created an environment for our pandas. We used paper as bamboo and used chalk pastels and paint to add interest to our compositions.

Did you know that the Giant Panda Bear does not hibernate- like other bears?

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FIRST FRIDAY @ BAM!

Featured Artist:  Kelly Connole -"Push Pull"

Date: Friday, June 1st
Location:  Bellevue Arts Museum
Workshop Name:  First Friday @ BAM
Time:  5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Ages:  5 and up
Cost:  $30.00/$25.00 for siblings
Register:  www.smartwithart.net

Your kids can discover the world of fine arts and crafts at the Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM) this Friday evening.  The museum is open late the first Friday of every month and we offer, in partnership with BAM, a kid-friendly workshop!  Kids get to meet other young artists from around the area, take an age appropriate tour of the highlighted exhibit, eat a pizza dinner, and create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece inspired by the artist they toured in the exhibit! All while parents get to have a nice dinner out or do some shopping at local Bellevue Square!

In our project honoring artist Kelly Connole we will be making a scene from a memory or a favorite place. Our scene will draw from our thoughts, good feelings and creatures we encounter in the  places we like to play. After seeing the artists display the children will be inspired to remember a favorite from; birds of prey at the state park or dogs and cats in our own back yards. We will create them in playful scenery with air dry clay, graphite drawing pencils and charcoal in order to mimic Kelly Connole’s black and white imagery.

 

 

Please click on this link to view information about summer classes and camps.

 

Thank you!

More Monochromatic Landscapes

Here are some pictures of some finished monochromatic landscapes.

Everyone did a wonderful job mixing colors to create a variety of tints and shades for their arwork.
Students who were finished early, began a drawing exercise sheet  to sharpen their observation skills.

This will help us in next week's drawing lesson.

Monochromatic Acrylic Landscapes

 Today we learned about monochromatic landscape paintings.
We learned how to mix colors with paints.
We created tints and shades by mixing white and black paint with the color (hue) purple.

 We began our landscape drawings on a canvas board.
Objects that appear farther away are lighter in color and objects that appear in the
foreground are darker in color.

  We worked with acrylic paint on the canvas boards to create this large scale work of art!   We will be finishing these projects next Wednesday.

Our last class for this session is on June 13th.   We have 4 more sessions left and some great new projects coming up!

The Wonders of Watercolor Pencils

Today we worked with watercolor pencils and
learned a variety of interesting techniques.

 We learned about symmetrical design. This visual art lesson integrated math concepts
to develop a sense of how to balance line, shape and color in a work of art.
We also learned what a non-objective work of art is.

We used rulers in this work to create symmetrical reflections in our designs.
We could work with watercolor pencils by coloring them on wet paper or coloring with
them dry and then taking a wet paint brush to the art piece to create a different
effect.
We focused on our designs and lines when creating this work of art!

Next week we will finish working with colored pencils and matte our artwork.  

Adding to our art work

Dear Parents,
Today we went back and added more shading to our charcoal pieces and then matted them on black backgrounds.   Your children did a wonderful job blending the charcoal.

We also added to our chalk pastel cityscapes.

Both pieces of artwork will go home with your child next week.


Next week we will be working with watercolor pencils!