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In ATC class, students used the full class period to create one-of-a-kind Artist Trading Cards. At the end of class, the tiny masterpieces were traded with fellow artists.  Color was the lesson of the day in Explorations in Art ! We discussed Primary colors, Secondary colors, and Tertiary colors. We talked about the qualities of Warm colors vs. Cool colors , and the meanings of Tone and Shade . Pinata by Diego Rivera And because this class is all about Exploration, we explored some very famous paintings, three of which are featured here. Our journey around the "gallery" was full of discussion about the palette of the painting, its title, and observations about the colors used by the artist. We spent some time exercising the  3 Cs of Art Class : Compare (how are they alike?) Contrast (how are they different?) Critique (what do we like/dislike about the work?) Arrangement in Black and Gray by James McNeill Whistler (This is commonly called Whistler's Mother ) We ta...

We had a very successful first week of school. It was nice to see so many familiar faces from last year, and meet quite a few new ones! This week, in recap: ATCs, ACEOs, and Art in Miniature Students made mini-portfolios to store this semester's artwork. Afterward, we had time to make a few ATCs and then trade them at the end of class. Remember: ATCs & ACEOs are ALWAYS 2-1/2" x 3-1/2". It's the law : )  Explorations in Art (6-9 and 9+) Our first project this week was creating portfolios (medium size!) to store the semester's artwork. Once this was done, each student completed a Color Wheel by filling in the Primary Colors , Secondary Colors , and Teritary Colors . Afterward, students used color paddles to experiment with some good old fashioned Color Theory ! This was all in preparation for next week's lesson on COLOR. We'll be discussing (critiquing, comparing, contrasting) several famous works of art, with the focus being on color. Ceramics I In t...