Sunday, August 26, 2012

Middle School Artwork



Selected Works, grades 6 - 8



     Grade 6     
Painting in Gouache 
a study in color and composition




Using overlap to create spatial depth




Relief Printing
black ink and water color
repetition used to show movement




Introduction to Charcoal Drawing








Cubist Portraits
ink and color pencil


Art of Early Civilizations
an investigation in discovering and creating materials and tools to produce a narrative  drawing.  Students burned wood for charcoal and found color pigments in nature



Paint brushes made from sticks



          Sumie Painting




Students ground their own inks and used traditional Japanese tools 






 Reach Out
a study in tonal value and human ingenuity

    Grade 8     
Self-portraits 
various media and artistic styles

Charcoal on half-toned newspaper
text selection adds to the personal narrative




Charcoal on half-toned newspaper



Expressionism
Oil pastel on black paper




Drawing from Observation






Study in tonal values and composition design - positive/negative space

Still life drawing - using overlap and shading to create spatial depth

Notan Design - cut paper




Modern Monas



Figure Sculpture
study in proportion