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Arts instructor Ascha Drake shares a start-of-school project. Students in the Drawing 1B class had a session of experimenting. Our familiarity with picking up and holding pens and pencils for writing creates a habitual approach to handling them. Students attached a drawing tool of their choice onto a long stick that became their "extended arm." …
“No person has the right to dictate what other people should perceive, create or produce. Everyone should be encouraged to reveal themselves, their perceptions and emotions, and to build confidence in the creative spirit.” - Ansel Adams Drawing and painting teacher Ascha Drake, like Ansel Adams, believes that “it’s important to hook students on a …
Update - Tuesday, Nov. 6: "Chuck Close Face Book” made Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2012 for Children's Nonfiction! Ascha Drake, a teacher of art at The Bay School, talks about the process of co-authoring "Chuck Close Face Book," a vivid peek into the work and world of the enormously popular contemporary painter, printmaker and photographer. Who …
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Over the Winter break I had more time to LOOK and LEARN from some Contemporary artists: artists who are making work NOW. Below are some resources and links to a few artists to check out: Beatrice Coron Stories cut from paper Roman Ondak Roman Ondák discusses Performance 4, Measuring the Universe, at MoMA Jason Rogenes …
"Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking." — Wallace Stevens Students in Drawing 1a have been looking closely at plant specimens in the art studio. Each artist selected a plant form, and began noticing the shapes, textures, patterns, and color layers. As a class they asked themselves: What can we learn from the natural …
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