Monochromy

MONOCHROME

Monochrome describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or shades of one color.

In this excercise, Danielle selected her still life objects: in this case 3 plastic pepers and a pear. The idea was to quick sketch the objects and from still life try to interpret the mid tones. I let her select her favourite colour and to just add black or white depending on the hue necessary to project the volumes. I took the pucture and then eliminated the colour with the computer.

A monochromatic object or image has colors in shades of limited colors or hues. Images using only shades of grey (with or without black and/or white) are called gray scale or black-and-white.

Here we have the first painting made by Danielle. She managed to work with my favourite colour: purple + black and white.

She made an excellent job and learned a new word.

However, scientifically speaking, "Monochromatic light" refers to light of a narrow frequency.

For an image, the term monochrome is usually taken to mean the same as black and white or, more likely, grayscale, but may also be used to refer to other combinations containing only tones of a single color, such as green-and-white or green-and-black. In this painting, Maddy made a great job with fine brush strokes on a monochromatic painting with a maple leaf.Way to go, Maddy.Great for the Fall!

Duotone is a halftone reproduction of an image using the superimposition of one contrasting color halftone (traditionally black) over another color halftone. This is most often used to bring out middle tones and highlights of an image. The most common colors used are blue, yellow, browns and reds.

Lauren on the other hand decided to use my favourite colour again: purple! and Catalina....just wanted to be in the picture. Beautiful ladies!

Agnes decided to join Maddy on the theme by interpreting her monochromy theme with her pumpkins. Later on Cami painted an old style acrylic of pumpkins and her little sister, Jamie made a spring tulip in blues.(an red)

Monochromatic painting has been an important component of avant-garde visual art throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. Painters have created the exploration of one color, the examination of values changing across a surface, the expressivity of texture and nuance, expressing a wide variety of emotions, intentions and meanings in a wide variety of ways and means.

From geometric precision to expressionism, the monochrome has proved to be a durable idiom in Contemporary art.

Nature calls before winter comes

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NATURE IN ART

Nature has many forms of interpretation. May be a feeling, a colour, a sensation, a moment, a reflection....
all of the above. Nature can be represented in formal or in an abstract way, like this one Laura made for her Son who is a Champion in swimming. Her need to share her excitement of his achievements in a personal way led her to create this painting with water.
Some other who decided to go for abstract where these examples of flowers.



Others like Katie preferred to base their inspiration in a famous painting by Monet in the impressionist style.

Artwork based on nature can take many forms and serve many purposes. Because "nature" is such an immense topic that encompasses so many things, I can only provide a partial list of the various subtopics that may appear in nature-related artwork.

Gabby for instance, wanted to create an abstract painting of a flower pot exploring the possibilities of golden paint. Great work and interesting combination of materials.

Nature in painting is a theme that is and has been a constant in many periods in time in Art. it is nature that reminds us about our human souls and the sensibility we have towards it. Katie and Agnes are happy to have finished together a painting the same day. It is an exciting day when you actually get to sign your works, show them yo your parents and for some students, give them away as valuable presents for family, friends of school teachers!

Here we see Gabby, Cata and Leonor, the Grandma, feeling so proud to share her paintings at the exhibition.

Nature inspires us in many ways. it can remind us about a special moment, a special place, a quiet moment by the lake in our Grandmas cottage,

a peaceful place where we used to take a nap, a Country Garden, or even a sad moment in our lives.


Taylor had a special motivation to paint these flowers. It was her largest project so far and she inspired on one of her grandmas paintings. I am so proud of you, my Dear Taylor for having strength to do this amazing job.

Laura finished this interpretation of poppies with an excellent example of colour and detail. Nice format Laurita!. Looks really great!


Katie brought to the Studio a picture taken from her cottage in the Kawarthas. The job she did on the water was excellent. She is improving her fine detail skills painting after painting!

Nature was our theme and these where our inspirations. The students (or should I refer to them as real artists?) where able to capture these special moments of our lives into wonderful paintings.



No matter what the inspiration leads you to, Nature is an endless theme and I am sure for many centuries to come, human nature will still look up to nature to find a moment of reflexion upon our own Nature as sensitive creatures.


Alicia has produced several paintings with the theme of landscapes. She has improved so much in her skills with fine brush strokes. Her use of colour is very nice and sensitive.

Congratulations Ladies!. Keep up.

sketching abstract!

Today we had such an interesting day at the Painting Studio. The theme: abstract. What is abstract?




We started with a simple idea that everyone would be able to connect to. A simple shape that is easily created in our minds from early stages of our learning.




This would be an apple. Simple in shape and an idea that can easily can be transformed.














How can we explain abstract in a simple way to kids? Easy. Let them start by exploring the shape itself and then adding or erasing parts of the drawing. Then, alter the remaining sketch with black and white areas.I love the way the kids concentrate while learning new concepts. Sometimes the words like : monochromatic, proportion, perspective or composition can sometimes inhibit the use of simple language. However, these kids are amazing and dare to try to incorporate all these terms into their common language during the class and outside.



Let them trace lines and use the white paper just to think in the IDEA of an apple. What is it in that the apple that creates the IDEA of an apple? Could be the colour?Could be the shape?Could be the stem?

It is interesting to listen to all the definitions the kids have for the same simple figure-idea.

Art Class level 1

ART CLASS LEVEL 1

My little great artists: welcome to this space to share your progress, challenges and your
weekly achievements

This children's art class, by Miss Myriam, allows individual development so that each child
can measure success by what he or she has accomplished, at their own pace.

Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do.




Imagination is the eye of the soul.



To climb steep hills requires a slow pace at first.



Parent’s corner:

Fine motor skills are those skills that allow you to develop the ability to do such things as
write and manipulate small objects.

Try these activities to help your child:

-Play with peg large puzzles, these are the ones that have the little knob sticking out of each
little puzzle piece. This allows them to get more control over their finger movement.

- Also try getting them to do some painting with cotton swabs. This affords some really fine
work and allows them to develop their pincer grip

-Let your child make these actions such as running, jumping and hopping. They will soon
show a sense of balance needs to control some fine motor skills muscles in hands, also to
coordinate hand and eye movement and for the use of tools like pencils and crayons for
drawing.

Wonderful Animals!

Hello my Dear Artists:

I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all these wonderful artists who took the time and courage to interpret all these pets and wild animals in their world or art.
Scroll down to see all these artistic views.
Pigs, bunnies, cheetahs, puppies, all just great. Textures and colours mixed to give us some special moments.

Agnes, I love this pig! and I am glad you want to make another one. It is difficult to get the idea of the texture of the skin. It looks as if it is plain and soft but it really has hair on it, and you were able to transmit this idea.






Alexa loves this wonderful coloured creature. The Toucan is one of the fascinating birds of the rain forest, and just by admiring its beak we can learn so much about colour combination in Nature.










Catalina decided to create this special creature from Costa Rica. One type of Lemur with BIG BIG eyes. Way to go Cata, especially the way you worked the texture of the skin.




Vicky, this puppy is one of my favourite breeds, and the red bandanna just makes the composition cheerful. Awesome!





















What can I say about your horse, just magnificent!
































Luca, this is an intense image. You were able to capture the look of a threatening animal. Camouflage is not easy. Keep up with your work. You have a long way to go in the arts!



























Maddy: these cute bunnies where not easy, and yet you made them alive. That wonderful and sweet smile of yours reflect the joy of accomplishing this painting. Congrats!





Vanessa decided to paint her dog Crystal. Even though it is not finished yet, the work in progress looks great so far!














Paula, this is not a new painting, but I wanted to include you in this section of animals. Your Maggie is a sweet pet and you have her now forever in a timeless image.
Nice contrast on the background.











Lauren, your composition for this series of animals was one of the most complicated. Not only you wanted to show a puppy but also all the composition around it: basket, flowers, country garden, etc...I know at some point you wanted to end soooo badly, but you were able to have patience and take the necessary time to finish it. This tells a lot of good things about you. Patience is a quality that can be learned and increased. You have changed so much in this that I have to give you a special HUG for that. Way to go!





















Esteban, this horse has such an amazing energy, not only because the movement, but also because of the bright vigorous reds! Fabulous!

Isn't it wonderful to be able to have an excellent reproduction of your own pet? It is a way to honor a creature that gives us joy and great moments! Thank you Alicia for sharing your beautiful dog.

Have a happy Fall and a wonderful Thanksgiving. enjoy precious time with friends and Family