Sharing his latest LIFE-SIZE charcoal drawings, he gave us more art technique secrets when drawing a 3D object onto a 2D surface. We worked through many art challenges to understand how to capture perspective, locate our light source and show depth using our value scale. WATCH HERE on our youtube channel!
DANCE-ART CAMP in collaboration with Central Studio Academy to bring storytelling through DANCE, MUSIC, LANGUAGE AND ART in our weekly camp sessions
TWEENS & TEENS DRAWING PROGRAMS with guest artist, Jonathan Lev! A bi-weekly upper level drawing curriculum age appropriated:
Pre-Masters Drawing: Ages 9-12
Masters Drawing: Ages 13-15
Ms. Jen’s contribution to CCA children (and many more schools) is greatly valued and appreciated. Her warmth, patience, compassion and the sharing of her unique projects have inpsired many classes and so many children (The art of Mosaics, Gustav Klimt, Dale Chihuly, Philip Haas and so many more.)
For her skillful talents as a teacher and artist, and on behalf of parents, children and CCA…. We say THANK YOU MS. JEN! You truly are amazing. We ❤️ you!
April Showers are in full swing during this last week’s online (3-5’s) classes. Art Adventures, Rendez-vous (art and French) and Mini’s Adventures celebrated May flowers early with our Spring Scene-Building collages! We learned all about making “Pictures” with Shapes (first) followed by the line families (“Bigger first, Smaller last”) bringing life to our silhouetted animals with “inside lines,” while providing stems to our garden of tulips.
Older students in our Studio Adventures took a virtual tour with guest artist, Jonathan Lev !
We were so excited to join Jonathan in his grand studio where he shared some of his work, favorite art materials and even a sneak peek into his current larger-than-life-sized astronaut portrait! As a talented charcoal portraitist (located in LIC) he also gave us inside techniques in using charcoal, pencils and erasers when drawing with values to build 3D objects in our very own “Cezanne” still life. (A free “how-to” video will soon be made available.)
Here, we learn how to use a Zoom class! We played fun interactive games finding our mute button to make group Zoom classes easier to take turns.
We also collaborated together in our abstract line game, created a meditation guided landscape drawing using 4 lines and drew our version of the corona virus.
Abstract Line Game
Landscape Drawing
Our studio classes took it to the next level also learning how to create a transfer drawing.
What a fun + educational filled virtual day sharing art AND our new art spaces!
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Stay Healthy, Stay Creative!
Help us keep Art Education thriving by designating a creative space @ home for your little Art Adventurer! Try out this fun activity to help get you started!
From all of us at CCA, wishing everyone a joyous Thanksgiving!
Out Thanksgiving Dinner Mural!
Arcimboldo inspired 2D Food Art Faces
Arcimboldo + Phillip Haas inspired 3D Food Art Portraits
With costumes on our minds and art in our souls, we spend time thinking about the benefits these elements have outside of just aesthetics and fun.
For our Sunday reads, we look into the work of Nick Cave for inspiration on artistic costumes with a message of social justice and love for all.
