Tag: color theory

We explored new tools and painting techniques in THIS WEEK’S #ARTADVENTURES . Our 2- 8 year old adventurers mixed sand with paint and used palette knives to make an Impasto Painting A technique used in painting, where paint is laid on an area of the surface in very thick layers. Palette knives help to achieve …

Exploring New Mediums: Image Acrylic Transfer Painting

These past two weeks took us on an Art Adventure exploring new mediums! We were introduced to acrylic gel medium to transfer printed images from a newspaper and onto our acrylic paintings. We also got a sneak peek/ mini- intro to gold leaf and the process of gilding! Our Adventurers exhibited so much patience in …

Happy Hanukkah! …with Kandinsky + Color Theory

The holiday season is in full swing! In celebration, we played with color.     Our Art Adventurers explored color mixing by making their own age appropriated color wheel with watercolors! Primaries, Secondaries, Tertiaries…oh my!         We then took inspiration from the Bauhaus painter, Wassily Kandinsky & created our version of his …

PASTELS MADE EASY: How to draw a Legume with pastels

Chalk Pastels may seem intimidating, but fear not! Just stick to your values & everything will work out just fine. Watch our process in learning chalk pastel drawing techniques! AND check out more Art Adventure class project photos HERE

“Color” Walk the Town for a fun and educational Family outing in NYC

JUNE SUMMER CAMP 2018 Week 1 Highlights

Tres Bien Week 1 June Art Campers! CHECK OUT OUR PROJECTS HERE! (click to view) Or ALL the Creative Camp fun HERE. (click to view) Be sure to REGISTER here for Our LAST WEEK OF JUNE ART CAMP:- June 25th-29th AM or PM Camps (9:30-12:30am / 1:30-3:30pm) Enjoy Stop-Motion Animation Videos? LIKE US on FACEBOOK & Watch HERE! We had …

Art Adventures @ The METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART this week at CCA!

Black History Month Appreciation through Art

In honor of this month, we commemorate Captain Patrice Clarke Washington–  through value study!  Born in the Bahamas in 1961, Captain Washington, is one of the nation’s, and possibly the world’s, first black female commercial airline captains! Taking a photo of her, we divided the image, and each Art Adventurer made it their own – following the “code” of …