Tag Archives: color theory

Color Investigations

Posted on December 17, 2018 by andrewdexter

Additional Foundations of Art projects are on display! Students explored how to mix essentially any color by carefully combining the primary colors and white. The current paintings, I call “Color Investigation Panels” are based on recently delved more deeply into … Continue reading →

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Color on Display

Posted on December 13, 2018 by andrewdexter

Lots of color is on display in on Main Street as well as in the Media Center. Foundations of Art classes recently completed surreal, cut-paper landscapes. The project asked students to re-create a landscape photograph using only cut pieces of colored paper. … Continue reading →

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Foundations of Art – Self Portraits on Display!

Posted on March 28, 2018 by andrewdexter

I’m so proud of my 60 Foundations of Art students who’ve recently conquered the self-portrait painting project. This project started out with a simple “selfie” using the iPad app, Posterify, a sharp 2H pencil and a piece of illustration board. Students … Continue reading →

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Paul Klee-Inspired Color Variation Paintings

Posted on February 1, 2018 by andrewdexter

Students recently delved more deeply into color mixing during the free-form color investigation paintings designed by Olivia Gude. These paintings, inspired by modern painters like Paul Klee (left) explore developing a wide variety of colors within a specific hue. Each student chose … Continue reading →

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“Apple A Day” Drawings

Posted on October 18, 2017 by andrewdexter

To help warm up Drawing and Painting and Art Portfolio students, we recently created quick, two-class length drawings of apples. This was an exercise in patience and careful observation. This drawing assignment challenged students to look closely at apples. Beyond … Continue reading →

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Free-Form Color Investigations from Foundations

Posted on February 14, 2017 by andrewdexter

    Students recently delved more deeply into color mixing during the free-form color investigation paintings designed by Olivia Gude. These paintings, inspired by modern painters like Paul Klee (left) explore developing a wide variety of colors within a specific … Continue reading →

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Color Grid 2.0 Paintings

Posted on January 23, 2017 by andrewdexter

“Color Grid 2.0” paintings are now on exhibit in the Media Center. This series of paintings examines the use of primary and secondary colors along with tints and shades of each color. Students mixed all colors from scratch except for the … Continue reading →

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Lots of Happenings

Posted on September 29, 2016 by andrewdexter

Thank you for stopping by. September has been a very busy month in the art room. There will several new posts in the coming few days and weeks. Make sure to subscribe to the blog by adding your email address … Continue reading →

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Color Theory Portraits

Posted on January 6, 2015 by andrewdexter

Drawing and Painting Update: Students recently completed their “Color Theory Portraits.” A few weeks ago I teased a few photographs of their progress. The assignment asked students to draw their portraits from a photograph and then divide the composition 14 times … Continue reading →

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Sneak Peek – Color Theory Portraits

Posted on December 12, 2014 by andrewdexter

  Drawing and Painting Update: What is better than drawing from the help of a grid? Drawing without one! Students were somewhat annoyed with me when I told them they had to draw images of themselves freehand. I was secretly … Continue reading →

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