by Erin REHIL | Dec 12, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
Sanna’s current task is to choose an existing artwork she likes, create her own original piece as a response, and then design an exhibition that would feature both artworks in the same space. She has courageously opted to work on one of the largest canvases that...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 16, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
Our Grade 12 DP art students are busily working on their latest exhibition pieces. Shamma is painting in acrylic, exploring the concept of inside vs. outside and the things that we sometimes hide within. Sara has been making papier-mâché casts of faces and hands that...
by Erin REHIL | Sep 26, 2019 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
Sanna in DP Visual Art is exploring the theme of transformation, using buildings as symbols to represent the rise and fall of human relationships. While investigating the works of artists like Albrecht Dürer and Andy Warhol, she is also building her own mastery of...
by Erin REHIL | Aug 29, 2019 | Grade 12, IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
The first week of art classes saw a variety of projects launched. DP students in Grade 12 chose interesting objects that will inspire a series of 20 artworks created over 20 days. This is a great way to get over the fear of a blank canvas! Students have so far...
by Erin REHIL | Aug 11, 2019 | IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
My name is Erin Rehil and I am excited to join ABIS this fall as the secondary school’s visual art teacher. I am a painter and illustrator who has previously taught in Hong Kong, Shanghai, and the USA. It has been fun exploring beautiful Sohar and I look forward...
by Ann TURTON | Dec 6, 2018 | IB DP Visual Arts
Over the past month grade 11 have been investigating artists who create portraits, they have been exploring different techniques of applying paint , initially acrylic paints and have recently moved onto oil paints. However it doesn’t stop there – to give...
