HOMEWORK, October 13, 2016

Some beautiful trees by Manohar after our plein air class.

Manohar

Manohar

COLOR AND LES FAUVES, October 13, 2016

Today we studied the landscape oil paintings of les Fauves, the early-twentieth-century French artists who used color freely and intuitively, making a first step towards abstract art.  Then students selected reproductions of landscapes, and made their own paintings, inspired by les Fauves' imagination.

Antoanela

Antoanela

Reba

Michelle

Susan

Manohar

Here are photos of students at work.

Manohar and Michelle

Susan and Reba

Antoanela

HOMEWORK, October 6, 2016

Manojar did a seasonal still life at home.

Manohar

PLEIN AIR WATERCOLOR, October 6, 2016

This week on class day, the weather was beautiful.  Students carried their palettes and equipment outside to paint a scene on the campus of Sunnyvale Community Center.

Manohar

Susan (unfinished)

Susan (maybe finished)

HOMEWORK, September 29, 2016

Monohar was inspired to make two more paintings at home after we painted flowers in class.

Manohar

Manohar

LANDSCAPES AFTER OBATA, September 29, 2016

The class looked at the works of Chiura Obata on the theme of Yosemite, thinking about his color schemes, his use of outlines and the variation in his brushwork.  Students went on to paint landscapes of mountains and plains from photographs.

Michelle

Reba

Manohar

Susan (finished picture)

Susan (unfinished)