Making Marionettes!

With all this toy making, it's starting to look like Santa's workshop around here!Meli's Blue Marionette - finished just in time for the holidays!

Tess ( grade 6) Creating a Frog Marionette

Begin with rolled up newspaper, straws and wire...  

Add some clay, and blow dry!

Paint, and dress... All finished!!!

Larissa at work on her marionette

 Making body parts with rolled up newspaper, wire, and clay...

Meli - grade 6 - working on her marionette

... and posing for Movember with a clay mustache!

Chloe - grade 6 - creating a sculpture

It's Thumper the rabbit!

Caroline - Grade 6 - At work on her Marionette

What will it be?

Halloween Masks! Nicole - grade 3

Introducing the Beautiful Ms. Fox!  Which do you think is my best side?

Halloween Masks! Audrey - grade 3

Meet the extraordinarily Beautiful Ms. Dog, before and after her session at the beauty Parlour!

Extremely Creepy Halloween Mask! By Alastair - grade 3

Halloween - Mask of Many Colours by Calder - grade 3

Fabulous colours and texture on this mask!

Halloween! Fantastic Unicorn Mask by Theo - Grade 2

Halloween! Mask and Picture by Paige - grade 5

Very spooky looking night!          Love the dog's beaded collar!

Jelly Fish (oil pastel) and Rabbit (Pastel and foil) by Paige -grade 5

Landscape by Theo - grade 2

Flowers by Nicole - grade 3

Ice berg by Alastair - grade 3

Art Tracks in The Summer: Final Week

I would like to thank everyone for making the Art Tracks in the Summer program the success that it was! I believe that I had as much fun working in small groups with the kids throughout the month, as they had attending.

The intensive week-long format provided opportunities for skills to really develop and build upon themselves quickly. With that being said, I am very proud to present the final week's completed pieces below....

Leah's Work

Leah's strong skills in animal drawing were demonstrated beautifully in the work she completed this week. She was also able to explore some less familiar mediums and subjects, with much success.

Learning to colour block: Cougar, oil pastel

A Loon Family, Watercolours
(In progress, and the completed work)

Experimenting with Masking Fluids: Winter Tree
Watercolours

Eye training exercise: Drawing the Figure

Larissa's Work

Larissa used her second week to further her progress on her Bargue drawing, as well as to refine some of her skills using various materials. Terrific work!

Winter Rabbit, oil pastel

Cherry Trees - Experimenting with Watercolours and Masking Fluid

Eye training exercise - drawing the figure

Experimenting with Colours using
Watercolour Pencil Crayons

Art Tracks in the Summer Week 2

Our second week of classes resulted in a number of pieces which display the distinct styles of each artist. In addition to working in the studio, we were blessed with wonderful weather, which we used to our advantage, doing some outdoor sketches as well.

Looking for Inspiration

Taking a break from drawing - Skipping stones on Lake Ontario

What a fun week! See below for some samples of each student's work....

Caroline's Work

Caroline has a knack for creating interesting characters in her artwork, each with his or her own story. She often will have others pose for her so that she can see how bodies naturally bend. This week she completed her picture of mannequins in scuba-gear, and began a series of cartoons, using the names of all in attendance. Can't wait to see what she will come up with next!

Mannequins in scuba gear, watercolour pencils

Cartoon characters

(Please excuse the grainy quality of these photos - my camera does not do these works justice!)

Larissa's Work

Larissa has chosen to complete another Bargue drawing and began making her measurements this week. Looks great so far! In addition to this piece, she worked on a number of faster ones, including an oil pastel muskrat. I love the way she created a somewhat abstract reflection in the water!

Bargue Drawing #2, graphite pencil

Reflections, oil pastel

Chloe's work

Chloe worked on a number of pieces simultaneously this week, including her main one, another Bargue drawing. While not yet complete, her Bargue has made considerable headway, and will be resumed in the fall. (Apologies for the grainy quality of the photos, the lighting wasn't great.)

Bargue hand (in progress) graphite pencil

Sailing Sunset, oil pastel

Gesture drawing practise