PAINTING LEAVES, LINES AND FORM, September 10, 2015

In this first class, students painted leaves using a limited palette of ultramarine blue and burnt sienna.  The first painting emphasized line, the second painting emphasized form. 



1. Kathleen

2. Cebelle



3. Keiko

4. Reba

5. Reba

6. Antolanela



7. Polar Bear



8. Polar Bear

9. Michelle

10. Michelle

11. Masako



12. Elena

13. Elena

14. Masako

15. Cybelle



PAINTING A TURNER August 20, 2015

After doing an exercise to experiment with water and to practice layering colors, students used reproductions of  W.M.F. Turner's oil paintings to make their own versions of "Turner's".

Debbie

Keiko (exercise)

Kathleen (exercise)

Debbie (exercise)

Kathleen

Genev

Keiko

Roxanne

URBAN LANDSCAPES August 13, 2015

In this class, students used photos to paint views of downtown San Jose from a high point of view.  In preparing for this project, we looked at the works of Dong Kingman, Jacob Lawrence and Wayne Thiebaud.

Keiko

Kathleen