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...to go back to school....already? It seems like just a couple of weeks ago I was celebrating the beginning of summer! Classes do not start for 3 weeks, but there are supplies to order, workshops to attend, and my classroom has to be put back together. The maintenance department came through sometime in the last 2 weeks and waxed my concrete floor (looks great!) but now I have to put everything back into place. They move things out to wax and stack things on tables, so it takes a little time and muscle. I want to get organized before school starts, so I have some work to do!
Grid Self Portraits - Chuck Close Style
I thought I would share a project that I have been doing with my Art 3 and 4 classes for a few years now. This pair decided to make their portraits connect, but they are 2 separate paintings. The photo above is the end project (2 canvases are being held together by the students). Below is the photo that I took of them. After they drew the grid on the 2 separate canvases they each drew their own portrait, using the grid method. Then they painted their grid portraits using their own techniques. But the emphasis was using patterns like Chuck Close does on his grid portraits. So in the bottom picture, you can see the two canvases that are in progress. On the parts that are unpainted, you can see the grid that is drawn on the canvas. (Click on the picture to see it larger to see the details.) I will post more grid portraits in the future. We do some type of grid portrait each year. The students seem to really enjoy them because they can get a good likeness of the person that they are drawing.
Check back for more details and instructions on this project.
More to come...
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Have a great year!
Mrs. Macre♥Art
I am still teaching art camp.
ReplyDeleteHave a great year Mrs. Macre.
Thank you! Our students come back on the 15th of August. You have a good one too!
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