Monthly Archives: December 2015

We are always telling students to stretch themselves and work harder, achieve more. Well in this recent 7th grade lesson, students literally stretched themselves in distorted portraits in the style of Italian painter Amedeo Modigliani.   We looked at Modigliani’s … Continue reading →

As 8th graders finish up their Pop-Art self portrait prints, 5th graders are also completing a printmaking lesson. They were inspired by the basic shapes and jointed forms of insects and arachnids. Students began by drawing from photos of bugs, … Continue reading →

The latest work by 8th graders reaches back to the 60s for a new/old style of “selfie”.  After learning about Andy Warhol and the POP-Art movement, students started with a picture on their computer.  They ramped up the contrast, printed the picture, … Continue reading →