Here are some finished projects from the past couple of weeks. Each by a different student. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and hope to see all of my students when January comes around.
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Welcome fall weather! The air is cool this morning and my students have put together some really nice pumpkin drawings together. Once these drawings were completed, the students had the chance to convert their compositions into larger paintings; which are now hanging on the wall outside the art classroom at the RGVAS. Keep a look out for future updates featuring new...
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Here are photos from our final summer camp of the year at RGVAS. The camps were very successful and we all had a great time. The theme of the week was Pop Culture and I had the students create some Soda Pop Art!
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The July summer camp at RGVAS was all about exploring movies. The final genre of the week was westerns. In my opinion, nothing says western like a desert sunset. I wanted the kids to experience something new this month so we started our paintings by applying color with palate knives. This months group of students created their own composition studying my painting...
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This month the RGVAS Summer Camp will be drawing attention to movies with special focus on musicals, animation, black and white comedies, and westerns. During their time in my studio we will be working on a painting with a western theme. When I think of westerns, I picture open desert with scattered cactus. Last night my daughter and I worked on an example for the...
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It has been a while since I’ve added any new info here, so let me try and catch up on a few things. I officially completed my first year with RGVAS this past February, it was a very exciting experience and I’m still working on ways to improve the class. This past spring one of my students entered the art competition at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show...
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I added a new page to show off some of the artwork that has come out of my classroom starting this spring semester. To view the photos move your mouse over Studio Info in the main navigation menu and then select Spring Classes 2011. I will continue to add more photos as the projects keep coming out. I will have a separate page dedicated to information on the Harlingen...
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This month I was asked if my students could help improve the ER lobby at Harlingen Medical! WOW what a great opportunity for my kids. I’m looking into creating a large mural for one of the walls in a corner that is going to be transformed into a children’s sitting area. A spot to make kids feel more comfortable when they are in the most pain. I’ve...
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