Color Theory

Since we are working with paint, I thought that this video shows how to correctly mix colors according to the color theory.

Brandon's artshare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIr-vtgO4D8

I like this video because of his use of color, and the transparency in the butterfly's wing. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxA65qY3bko

If anyone is wondering about copics, I found this very helpful when I was first starting to use them. 

Katherine's artshare post

This shows how encaustic pigments are made. It's important to understand your medium and this provides insight upon the history of it.

This is a link to a video on photo transfers to encaustic. This is a good way to incorporate collages and other mixed media pieces into encaustica.

These are all a great example of mixed media art that involves magazine collaging. What I love about this mixed media is that is can be so different depending on the use of different sizes and shapes of magazine pieces and it really defines the piece. Each of these pieces utilize a similar theme but all have such different feels to them, I think that using this media along with a paint medium could really add character to a piece and this character can easily be controlled by the tones, sizes and shapes of the magazine pieces.

Ryan's Artshare

Interesting use of modeling clay and a gerbil cage... I've been looking into different ways of carving out roots for my surrealism project, and while this would not be the ideal way to do it, this could be an interesting side project if you wanted to play around with clay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AtAzrAjp0w

Modern Surrealisim

Video creativity from Japanese video artist Koichiro Tsujikawa:
https://vimeo.com/12046685

And another video (this one was made for the musician Cornelius's music track):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbKFSAE4thY

Juried art exhibition

Celebrating 100 Years Of Art And Framing Now Accepting Submissions For... Juried Art Exhibition for High School Students High schools students may now submit up to three entries to our exciting juried art exhibition. Be prepared to enter the following for each work of art: Title Medium Dimensions One sentence description Price JPEG Photograph, 72 dpi, 1000 px wide Please carefully read instructions in the submission process. LEARN MORE AND SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY Reminders Winners (1st, 2nd, 3rd & Honorable Mentions) will receive gift certificates for art supplies and be featured in a press release in local papers/magazines plus on our website. Proceeds from the sales of the show will be split 50/50 between the young artist and Adolescent Wellness, Inc. Follow Us Here To See Our Daily Featured Work Of Art   Page Waterman Fine Framing  |  Wellesley Square  |  781-235-0430  |  Email   PageWaterman.com

Page Waterman Fine Framing, 26 Church Street, Wellesley, MA 02482

Gesture drawing to improvised music

Some examples of drawings I made while listening to/watching an amazing improvisational jazz band called Adventure in Sound can be found on this webpage:
http://chrisrenna.com/old/Charcoal_Works.html#grid

A few examples of the band's music can be found here (this is video footage that I shot):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReOWYg2-1Fc&list=PLom8A4wmKETo_64msoHEjfEehjs0ZOvS-
As I mentioned, this band performs improvisations; nothing is planned out beforehand.  They are constantly listening and reacting to what each other is doing.  One of their main goals is to "paint" with sound, using as broad a sonic palette as possible.  Their spontaneously created music pieces tend to go to many different places: soft sensitive/loud intense, slow moody/fast kinetic, serene harmonious/bombastic and dissonant, etc.  The group draws from a very large sonic palette and toolset that they have acquired over the years as students, teachers and performers of music.

- CR

Boston skyline, river reflection

Aluminum metal sheet message examples for Senior mural dove project

Thomas art share figurative clay

Clay monoprinting workshop

Clay slay with color slip and textures

Monoprint

Clay slip

Textures

Spencer's art share

Walker art museum

Shantell Martin

http://www.shantellmartin.com/

1st New Bedford Whaling art exhibit

Hi there, 

Your students are invited to participate in our 1st New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park art exhibit from August 1 - September 30, 2017. Canvas will be provided to you for FREE and will be mailed to you once you've reserved your spots. 

5 spot limit per school. 

Exhibit theme: "Strength in Diversity in your Town"

Collaboration among students is encouraged. Let me know if you need any grade specific examples for technique ideas of past submissions. View over 4,800 past art submissions on Flickr here. This program is part of The Dream Rocket project, details below. 

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Sign Up to Participate: To reserve your spot, reply to this email with your answers to the below questions. 

Yes, our school/group/me would like to participate in the 1st New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park art exhibit..... 

School/Group/Your Name:

Teachers Name:

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How many artworks will you be submitting? 
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Program Overview

New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park Art Exhibit

Exhibit: August 1 - September 30, 2017

Art Due: Tuesday June 20, 2017 (postmarked by the end of the day)

Theme: "Strength in Diversity in Your Town"

New Bedford's diversity is legacy of 'Whaling History' and a belief in 'Progressive Values'. The question is how will that diversity alter the future of the city from this point on? Will New Bedford's diversity strengthen our future or divide the city?

Note: Your art just needs to reflect this theme is some way, literally or in broad brushstrokes. Perhaps you reference to the town that you live in. 

Download the theme here. 

Visiting New Bedford Whaling NHP/Classroom Visits

Would you like to visit and/or schedule a tour, or request a ranger to visit your classroom? Contact Sparkle Bryant at sparkle_bryant@nps.gov or call her at 401-521-7266.

Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth Kelly

Nytimes article

Sculptural gardens

Sculptural gardens

The Math and Magic of Origami

https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_lang_folds_way_new_origami#t-120360

Art journal porcess

Some recent wildlife videos I have made

Hello all, this is student art/video teacher Chris Renna posting.  I'm thankful for being invited to contribute to Ms. Hom-Mandell's Art Shares blog.  Here are some recent videos shot in Massachusetts that combine my interests in nature, found sound and art:

Woolly Aphids, Ants Farming Them, and Smeared Dagger Caterpillar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqXIKTm_EVw&t=38s

Thousands of Catfish, and Painted Turtles on the Move

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L37WJjvqDBY


Dragonflies Dancing, Bullfrogs Jumping At Them, & Newborn Water Snakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Z8kuNtJMc

This one was shot with an iPhone 6:

Bird Activity in the Spring 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmsn6XN-Kv8&t=50s

These are just some recent ones I like but I have many more!  My youtube channel page is here:
www.youtube.com/chromatophoneproductionsmedia

- Chris

Art 2,3,4 process videos on Youtube

https://youtu.be/_kucjyg6Z3E

https://youtu.be/yxZRb1C6Odg

https://youtu.be/D2zZ-MA1LiE

Nail, thread art

Take a look at former student inspiration sketchbooks art videos

Art 3,4 Weston HS alumni inspiration sketchbook video

Women's march photos in Washington, D.C. by Marky Kauffmann

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2LrmAThAhk

Just some surreal art.

Congratulations Art Scholastics winners 2017

Isabella Aslarus, Honorable mention

Emily Kim, Honorable mention

Erin Sarocco, Honorable mention

Zoe Walker, Gold Key

This is more surreal art.  There is an elephant on top of a turtle.  However clearly the Elephant is not alive as half of his body is New York city.

This is some surreal art.  Its like the sun is coming out from the moon during the day.  But the moon might also be an egg.

Putney summer arts opportunity

Help your students start planning for the summer! Our January discount ends on the 31st.  Check out the details on our tuition page.  Your students will join other creative teens from all over the country and around the world on our Vermont hilltop.  All to make art in our studios and outdoors on our open fields. Students can dive deep into two workshops to build there portfolio or learn something completely new to them.     Share this opportunity with your students! ANIMATION CULINARY FOOD LAB DRAWING FARM FICTION WRITING GLASS ARTS PAINTING POETRY WRITING SCULPTURE THEATER WEAVING & FIBER ARTS

CERAMICS DANCE ESOL- English Language Class FASHION DESIGN FILMMAKING METAL JEWELRY PHOTOGRAPHY PRINTMAKING SONGWRITING V