High School Art 1 Group Drawing Project

Over the last month the High School Art 1 classes have been working diligently on our Group Drawing Projects. Each class was divided into groups of 3 or 4 per group. Then each group got to choose a black and white photo to reproduce only the reproduction was in a much larger scale. They began by dividing their photos into equally sized squares. Each student chose 3 squares to work on but they had to work together as a group to match up edges and lines on their 12 inch square project paper. 

At first the project seemed pretty daunting but when they began to finish their squares and put them on the wall they got excited to see their full picture pull back together. The finished projects were about 3 feet x 3 feet to give you an idea of their sizes. Many of the students said that this was their favorite project so far! They worked so hard on this and I think they also enjoyed getting to know other students that they might not usually hang out with. Aren't they grand? (Click on each photo to see closer.)

(Some of the original pictures and individual squares)

High School Art 2 & 3 Cubism Still Life

For the month of November students in High School Art 2 and 3 learned about Pablo Picasso, our featured artist for that month. Picasso was an interesting artist who could paint in different styles but eventually focused primarily on Cubism, a style that inspired the beginnings of modern art. For our project, the students drew their own still life in the Cubism style which was a bit tricky as it is done in a disjointed manner, much like looking through a broken glass window. Click on each picture to see their masterpieces more closely. :-)

Middle School Matryoshka Doll Drawings

This project took the Middle School Art Classes to the country of Russia where we learned about Matryoshka Dolls, also known as Nesting Dolls. The students were amazed when they saw an actual set that contained 10 total wooden dolls each one nestled inside the next biggest one. They couldn't believe it when the last and very smallest doll finally emerged. Seeing the amazing set of wooden dolls inspired them to draw pictures of their own sets. How clever they all are!

(Click on each photo to see closer.)