Saturday, February 14, 2015

Jean-Michel Basquiat at the A.G.O.

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The new exhibit at the AGO looks amazing: Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now's The Time.  This is the first major retrospective of the artis...
Sunday, January 4, 2015

Graphic Design Unit: Movie Poster Project

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Happy New Year! To start the year off, here's a fun and easy art project. This would work for a unit on graphic design. Step 1: intr...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Willy Pogany: The Tale of Lohengrin

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Happy New Year! Here's a quick reference/inspiration post about one of my favourite illustrators, Willy Pogany ( discussed in an earl...
Thursday, December 25, 2014

Studio Project: From a freehand sketch to a finished work in three stages

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Merry Christmas & happy holidays! I finished this one a few days ago and had a lot of fun making it- it's called "New King...
Saturday, November 29, 2014

Studio Project: An Illustrated Verse

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Step 1: Choose a favourite song, and pick one verse to illustrate Step 2: Brainstorming: use various brainstorming techniques...
Monday, November 17, 2014

A few great sites to liven up your classroom

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#1.  Padlet.com (online interactive pinboard) -           Allows students to move items around from their own computers and, as long as t...
Sunday, October 5, 2014

Where to find inspiration for artwork online

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We are bombarded with images all day from every direction. Especially through our devices: phones, tablets, and computers. The students rare...