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Art of the Week – Clementine Hunter

Thursday, March 1st, 2018

Whenever Tad’s class studies the work of an artist, he always wants to remember the name of the artist so he can tell people about it later. This last week, the class looked at the work of Clementine Hunter.  Tad took to her style very easily, and had a great time creating this: He even […]



Art of the Week – Shark Sketch

Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

With some down time between projects yesterday during art class, Tad picked up a book on “How To Draw Sea Life.” And then he showed me his sketches after class. I think we need to find this book and get him a copy, because he likes it better than the one he currently owns!



Art of the Week – Painting the Portrait

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

It’s not quite done yet! There will be some more add-ons done next week.  I asked what happened to his neck.  Tad shrugged and then raised his shoulders to show me what he looks like without a neck.  Goofball.



Art of the Week – His Face

Wednesday, January 31st, 2018

They are working on self-portraits again, but this one will end up being painted!  This week, they worked on getting their faces just right, with lines and mirrors. This was traced onto canvas, and next week, they will paint!