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Arts Instructor Alison Frost shares a student-inspired lesson on color. In Drawing 1B, we began our unit on color by looking at the color wheel. I was explaining to the students how each medium that they use consists of a pigment and a binder, and that each pigment has its own qualities, just like …
Arts instructor Ascha Drake shares about her students' experiences on a recent field trip. On Sept. 27 the Painting 1A class headed over to the de Young Museum to view the Richard Diebenkorn exhibit. Diebenkorn was struck by the beauty and landscape of the Bay Area, and he developed his own style of Abstract Expressionist …
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Step one: choose someone close to you. Step two: ask about a piece of art that is significant to them. Step three: interview them to find out why. Each student in Drawing 1A recently investigated a friend or loved one’s taste, past and passions by following the steps above. The students gained insight into the …
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