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I apologize for not posting about the last couple classes. Hopefully this month I can buckle down and post after each class session! The September class starts tonight and it will run through October 11th. I'm really looking forward to teaching about the set of artists I've picked out, and I'm looking forward to meeting some new students this evening! I saw several names on the list of Young Artists that I haven't met yet. :) I'll give you a brief overview of what to expect from this class.
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Each class session we go over a different artist. We talk about their life, their style, and why they're important to learn about. Once we've gotten familiar with the artist and their work, it's the student's turn! They make some form of art, any kind, that draws inspiration from that artist. For instance, we could be studying Picasso one day and one student may be drawing something cubist, while another student may be painting something in shades of blue, inspired by Picasso's "blue period." Another may even be making contour line drawings. I let the kids have free reign to go where their creative minds take them-- as long as they're using the inspiration we learned in class that day.
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I travel around the room and help the kids with individual problems they may be having, making suggestions and showing them techniques. I like to show art parodies to the kids. It keeps the class fun, and shows that there are lots of ways to take inspiration from art.
In this month's class, we'll be looking at:
Franz Marc
Claude Monet
The Ancient Etruscans
Kieth Haring
Gustav Klimpt
Frank Stella
and Frida Khalo
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