Summer Art Camp: Week 2

Painting;
1. the children completed the 2nd layer of their paintings from Week1 using gesso and new layers of paint;
    Plastic forks added some cool texture; and Theeran used a straw to blow around his blue paint.
                                          Mika;

                                         Theeran;

                                          Dashran;

2. Paintings with Polyfilla and found objects to create sculptural textures;

                                           Dashran; Surfer

                                          Theeran;

Outing of the Week;  Art Gallery of Ontario
~ we saw the Drama & Desire Show; http://www.ago.net/drama-and-desire
~ compared the Group of Seven painters and looked at the modern abstract works
~ we had lunch in the Grange Park and met my art school friend Betty Anne Jordan, a professional Arts Journalist & Tour Guide, http://artinsite.net/
~ closely inspected the Ship Model exhibition; http://www.ago.net/thomson-collection-ship-models
~ climbed the circular stairs; shared carrot muffins and drinks in the lovely cafe

Walks in the Park; 
~ one day; drawing by the edge of the creek
~ another day; drawing with chalk on the bridge- flowers ~ Stories ~ body outlines and jokes! We had created such a cool scene that a young couple stopped by and joined us creating a wonderful imaginary bird.

Mika's drawing of above scene...

Ahhh..what to sketch...

                                        Yoga Class was tough this week.....

Summer Art Camp: Week1

Four extraordinary children + Creativity + Yoga = A Summer FUN Art experience

• this week we had Thiren, Dashrin, Mikka and Sammy attending Art Camp

• they delved right in and created some amazing things
• GIANT pastels to loosen up!

• GIANT pastel designs

• Yoga and swimming every day were an added bonus! 

• walks to the park created opportunities for exploring..and PLAY!

• and since we had an older age group we went to the Science Center for some sketching opportunities; architecture, perspective, and.saw a falcon demonstration...and..you guessed it ~ PLAY!

Dashrin's Challenger sketch:

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We created pots with mosaic designs on them; watercolors and paintings with sculptural details using shells and polyfiller.

And Watercolors...