Charcoal Toys, Marbles and Tea, students ages 10 to 12

Maya

Louis

Meghan

Morgan

Elise

Dahlia

Alex

These charcoal drawings were done on textured 17 x 22 inch paper. We talked about values and accuracy in what they observe. I am really happy that all the students took on tough subject matter (they could have just done a baseball). It was a pleasure to watch them work. They checked their angles and the relationship of one part to another part of the drawing. They also did a great job at drawing textures, reflections and shadows.

Treasure Maps, students ages 7-12

Louis

Maya

Dahlia

Meghan

Max

Alex

Elise

I was planning to do a Treasure Map Project for a while and finally found the perfect paper. It is handmade, heavy, about 14x18 inches and the right color. So I gave the students some instructions... make a list of things in your fantasy place, do a thumbnail (we always do a thumbnail) design a north, south, west, east directional, border, land, water elements and "x marks the spot"... and I am really happy with their ideas and creativity. I wonder what is in the treasures?

Shells, color and value, student ages 10-12

Elise

Alex

Morgan

Louis

Meghan

Dahlia

This project, done with watercolor washes and ink (10x10 inch illustration board) was to observe, draw and paint the shell colors and then do the values (shadows) in pen and ink dots (like sand).

Liam

Lauren

More Student "action" Work, ages 10-12

Alex

Dahlia

Elise

This was a  project done in oil pastels on paper about 17x22 inches using abstract backgrounds to help show action.

Nice job by all the students!