Calling all you artist types

[Goddessgal]

Whatever you do will be great! And collage can be simple, yet effective - it's all about composing, layering, process, and funn! It is messy, though!

 

[pgurney]

I've always thought that Cezanne was such an influence in the world of art. Very colorful and very well constructed; and a transition from one art form to the next. I chose him as one of my mentors (if that's appropriate for a person trying to self-teach art). Plus, he's pretty easy to duplicate. You learn color, shape, form, and art construction.

This is a very crappy picture, but it's one of my Cezanne reproductions:

 

[NoHall]

I knew I barked up the right tree!

 

[Matt J]

How about "modern" art?

Everyone turns in a blank canvas and explains the emptiness, space, or whatever else they can come up with that it represents? If they all have to be different it might get interesting.

No mess either.

 

[drunkkenartist]

First you get them all rip roaring drunk. Hammered. Smashed.

Then you place a paint brush covered with gobs of colored paint in one of their hands, and a wine or martini glass in the other.

(Don't knock it, that's how I got started....)

Then I'll buy them off you for 50 cents each.

Then I'll turn around and sell them on Sowal c/o drunkkenart for $25 each.

Hey, it works for me. What? Is this that wrong?

Nike does it all the time.

Sort of.

 

[Matt J]

First you get them all rip roaring drunk. Hammered. Smashed.

Then you place a paint brush covered with gobs of colored paint in one of their hands, and a wine or martini glass in the other.

(Don't knock it, that's how I got started....)

Then I'll buy them off you for 50 cents each.

Then I'll turn around and sell them on Sowal c/o drunkkenart for $25 each.

Hey, it works for me. What? Is this that wrong?

Nike does it all the time.

Sort of.

You forgot the part where you cut her in on the profits.

 

[drunkkenartist]

You forgot the part where you cut her in on the profits.

I'm giving her 50 cents each.

How she splits it with the kids in the sweatshop is her bizness.

 

[Matt J]

I'm giving her 50 cents each.

How she splits it with the kids in the sweatshop is her bizness.

I'm going to bet she wants a bigger cut when she wakes up in the morning.

 

[NoHall]

First you get them all rip roaring drunk. Hammered. Smashed.

Then you place a paint brush covered with gobs of colored paint in one of their hands, and a wine or martini glass in the other.

(Don't knock it, that's how I got started....)

Then I'll buy them off you for 50 cents each.

Then I'll turn around and sell them on Sowal c/o drunkkenart for $25 each.

Hey, it works for me. What? Is this that wrong?

Nike does it all the time.

Sort of.

I was all for it until I realized you were buying their work for 50 cents each. I thought you were offering to buy my students for 50 cents each. You almost had a deal!

 

[Teresa]

May I suggest the Spiro graph Era.

snort!!!!

I studied art in college, and I loved working in collage. I have never been great at illustration, so collage was a perfect medium for me. (Later I found that graphic design was another way one can be creative without being a strong illustrator.) If you haven't already thought of collage, I hope this inspires you. The kids can work on the pieces with so many different materials- with fabric, paint, found materials, junk, photographs, plastics, I once used a candlewax and made some really cool textures... it takes away a blank canvas and creates a third dimension---
Good luck. What a fun job!

love this idea!


nohall - let us know what you decide to do. it sounds like you are going to enjoy this class. how did you get to be so lucky to teach this class?

spidey's class of 3-6 year olds are getting ready to embark on a big Jackson Pollack art project consisting of a series or groupings of mounted canvases - each child does one (will be shown and auctioned at the school fundraiser - Torre Rosa). I'm assisting with the project next week - its going to be really funn. I think.