by Erin REHIL | Nov 30, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary Visual Arts
Lizzy has recently completed her first two prints, which were made in homage to two existing works by Käthe Kollwitz and Edward Hopper. After reflecting on this process, she is taking her ideas a bit further and making a third piece that will be more uniquely hers....
by Erin REHIL | Nov 24, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary Visual Arts
As this short week comes to a close, G8 students have just completed a unit on Surrealism and look forward to seeing their finished artworks on display soon in LC2. These works were created in a variety of media and highlight using creative thinking strategies to come...
by Erin REHIL | Nov 18, 2020 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
Grade 7 has just finished their first unit of study, which began at home and has transitioned back to on-campus learning for some. Everyone has used linear perspective to make a drawing or painting of their own room, with colors and personal objects that communicate...
by Erin REHIL | Nov 9, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary Visual Arts
The return to on-campus learning coincided with the start of a new unit! Students in Grade 9 have brought or found interesting objects and are drawing them from observation in their new sketchbooks. What will this new unit be about? What kinds of learning will take...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 27, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Visual Arts
The major task for this unit is to create an expressive portrait or self-portrait, using any materials that students have at home. What makes a portrait expressive? It might be the use of color, the lighting and shadow, the figure’s pose or facial expressions, or even...
by Erin REHIL | Oct 8, 2020 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), IB DP Visual Arts, Secondary Visual Arts
DP visual art students in Grade 11 have begun a two-year process of curating their own exhibition, documenting their development over time, and completing a deep analysis of several historical artworks. All of the work done in the MYP—researching, studying the...
