A VOYAGE ON THE OCEAN OF WILL *** Art History – Class 9 Rome to Renaissance True art never lies, true art never dies. But what is true art? Well by the above definition, or the latter half at least, any art, particularly painting, sculpture, and drawing, that still elicits admiration, gasps of awe – […]
BLOCK: G9 Art
Birth of Venus: 10th Grade Watercolor Painting
Colored Rivers of Blood Watercolor Painting – Class 10 “I want to be a book illustrator when I leave school.” said 16-year-old Steen to no-one in particular as he waited for Art Teacher to introduce this new 3-week afternoon block lesson. “No chance,” replied Alan glumly “you’ve got to be a genius to get […]
Birth of Venus: 9th Grade Brush and Ink Drawing
Fire in the Water Brush & Ink Drawing – Class 9 The visiting Japanese student was 15 but looked younger. Edo was warmly accepted into the Class 9 community, even though she had minimal English. In her traditional obsequious way, Edo had tried to please in the other units she had attended; even coping text […]
Birth of Venus: 9th Grade Wood Sculpture
Tale of the Tiger Wood Sculpture – Class 9 “So, Michelangelo, one of the greatest Masters of the Formative Forces (as sculptors are called) of all time went to Carrara to realize his vision. He saw the young biblical David in his higher eye, not as a stripling boy confronting the giant Philistine, Goliath, but […]
Birth of Venus: 9th Grade Landscape Painting
Galleryscape Landscape Painting – Class 9 The school looked fantastic for the Artist’s Holiday Weekend. A large group of parents and friends, either interested in art or artists themselves, worked hard on this annual event. It certainly put the school on the city’s art calendar, with people coming long distances to buy paintings, sculpture, craft, […]