Still Making Art at the Academy

We are still active at the Academy for anyone questioning what's been happening. Mr. Chris has been very busy in other areas in life, making paintings, being a husband, working as usual...
So here's the latest in collage from the students in the Saturday class. The requirement being to use paper from different sources, ie. construction paper, wall paper, tissue and anything good for creating the artwork. They could only tear the paper and had a subject Miss Barbara had set up before them.
This is a good challenge for the students to simplify the forms and colors as they construct and respond to the still life before them.

Three different viewpoints from where they were sitting.
You will also notice some individual differences in how they are distinctly original. This makes for better compostions.
Enjoy,
Mr. Chris
  

Heads above the rest, young artist achieve originality and diversity in painting on styrofoam heads...

It may look easy at first, however, think again, again and again.
The students did wonderful as they were challenged to come up with their own ideas as to how they could cover the head made of styrofoam with paint.
Just look at the results. Yes it was fun, also they had to work at it to get these different and individual
looks to the heads. We even had some laughs as we joked about being, "head of the class," or "that's using your head," and many more one liners.
If you did not get in on it we may do something similar in the future. Alway's a fun challenge at the Barbara A. Wood Academy of Art and Mr. Chris is glad to share some of the outcome of the unleashed creativity.
"It's great to see what they come up with and we all have so much fun making artistic keepsakes the children will enjoy for years and years."
Mr. Chris
"You will remember back when you created these and have them forever." Miss Barbara

Heads up and way to go to our students!!!!! You're all brilliant and thanks for sharing your tallent.
    

Please don't copy our students artwork!

Please respect our students and their artwork by refraining
from using or copying these images in any way.
These are all in reference to the originals made by them.
We hope you do enjoy the art and hopefully it does inspire
and feel free to contact us for more information and interest
in classes or purchasing art.
Thank you
Mr. Chris

Artwork Inspired by a Ceramic Sculpture of Humphrey Bogarts Head

This is a collection of various student artwork they did 
of a sculpture Miss Barbara has for inspiration of Humphrey Bogarts
face and head with his hat and coat.
It's immediately recognizable as him and a great example for the students to get to do their own representation. 
We enjoyed the different ways the students saw this subject.

Mr. Chris     

Who Said, "too many Chiefs?" not when it comes to our young Artist work

Working from a great still life Miss Barbara brought together of a great figure of a western Native American Plains Indian, a tom-tom drum, some horse figures and other references,
the students made art so different from each other showing true creativity.
What I enjoyed was how they each came up with such good background environments for the subjects and the parents were pleased, noting the progress made by their children.  
See how bold and free they were in creating their expressions of the theme. Some of these students have not  used watercolor much.
Wonderful artwork and good job!!
Mr. Chris

Never too late for Art.Some recent work finished later in the week by our students

Here are some more great works of art by the students in Mr. Chris' class which were finished after the last post on the blog.
Thanks for the hard work everyone and getting them finished.
It is so good to see them understand not only what is being asked to do, but also listening to how they may improve their work. The bottom pastel is by Mr. Chris for Mothers Day and to show the students an example of the possibilities.  

Keep pressing forward to new accomplishments.
Mr. Chris