Paint like an Impressionist Painter

As you can see, this student was inpsired by Starry Night, Vincent VanGogh. Her version consisted of shades and tints of the complimentary colors Violet & Yellow.

Encouraged to use small brushstrokes, students painted like impressionist painters. They were well known for this technique, which enabled the eye to blend the colors at a distance.


The challenge for students was that they could only use shades (add white) and tints (add black) of complimentary colors: Violet & Yellow, Blue & Orange, or Green & Red.

Illuminations of the Middle Ages

Here are a few students making their own EGG TEMPERA PAINT at the 'paint lab'. Students used this paint as a wash, which was painted over crayon, creating a resist in specified areas.

Students learned about illustrations that began in the middle ages and Renaissance era. These 'miniature paintings' were created as ornamentations (or decorations) of the first letter of a paragraph, usually written for Churches and Kings.

If you make it to our building for a visit....make sure to check out the CREATIVE STORIES that the students wrote to accompany their masterpieces. Poetry, sonets, and many stories of love and war are showcased in the lobby and upstairs hallways.

Exploring Linear Perspective Drawing

7th Grade students explored drawing with 2 vanishing points to create these 'cityscapes'.

To add an interesting twist, students were encouraged to add shading into their pictures using colored pencils to create a look of depth to their perspective creations.

Pottery inspired by The Mimbres Tribe Motifs