Another drawing from my students' visit to North River Arts Society. Again, I loved the intensity with which my students examined the art, especially the boy in the back leaning into the painting to look more closely. Today in our project class, we had a chance to talk about the exhibit. They had a lot to say, including that there were "tooooo many landscapes and river paintings", and that they never knew there were so many things people could make art from.
This is my 12th entry into the Inktober art challenge.
Thank you for looking.
Along
with teaching math to the middle school students in our charter school, I also
teach an art project for several hours a week. Today we took a field
trip to the North River Arts Society's Members show. Most of my students
had never been to an art gallery before. We talked about how to look at an art show, what the labels mean, what different media are represented in the show, what the ribbons indicate, who is eligible to be in the show and how artist choose their prices. The students then spent time looking at all of the paintings, choosing their favorites, then using a three value scale to reproduce one of the paintings. Each of my students thoughtfully engaged with the work, had great questions, and all were respectful of the space and felt privileged to be there. I rejoiced in their intensity, enthusiasm, curiosity, and joy. What a great day!
This is my eleventh drawing for #Inktober 2017. Thanks for looking.
