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Watercolor Still Life!

Theres nothing better than learning the fundamentals of drawing and working with a new media by using a traditional still life! With great apple prices before break, the Art I students and I discussed setting up an interesting composition in our … Continue reading

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Image transfer!

I sent out an email to my coworkers asking if anyone had any clear transparencies. Within an hour my mailbox was full of unused boxes of transparencies that were happy to leave a classroom storage! They are so useful in … Continue reading

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Wayne Thiebaud Painterly Paintings!

Wayne Thiebaud, an American painter, helped us to learn about Pop Art and a new palette knife painting technique for Advanced Art! We reviewed and analyzed his various paintings on a Prezi presentation on Pop Art- http://prezi.com/cb-guvjbtoyw/present/?auth_key=p7s5nej&follow=rfozfeibi1tg&kw=present-cb-guvjbtoyw&rc=ref-48994887 Then, each student receieved … Continue reading

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Ribbon Structures!

I have seen many classes use the ribbon structure method when teaching value with color, so I thought it would be a great introduction to color while still using drawing. We warmed up with a Prezi (LOVE PREZI)  on color … Continue reading

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Officially a teacher

Officially a high school, middle, and AP Studio art teacher! Can’t wait to begin my first year teaching in Texas with a wonderful group of students and share my lessons and art work to other art educators.  Asking all art educators … Continue reading

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