Portrait Collage

Student Photographer: Robby Aktins

This week in class we used shades to fill in shadows on portraits of ourselves. using different shades of color, we cut out pieces of scrap-booking paper and then glued the scraps together to make the picture complete. We matched the colors shade to the pictures shade and corresponded them so they fit together to finish the picture of ourselves.

Student Reporter: Alexia Rhodes

Watercolors

Student Photographer: Emily McElwain-Siems

So today is January 29th, obviously a Saturday, because we only meet on Saturdays. Today we worked with watercolors. In the beginning of class we did a little activity where we each started a painting, then after a minute we pass to the next person and they continue it. It was a lot of fun and pretty cool in the end. Then once we were done we compared pictures and talked about what they looked like. Then we picked to paint flowers or a sunset. Then we had to draw and paint it. It was a lot of fun and I'm pretty sure everyone had a good time!

Student Reporter: Timmy Jones

Grid Technique for Drawing

Student Photographer: Stephanie Shea

Saturday the 22nd of January, we had our second weekly class of art, and like the first it was amazing! We drew these pictures in a grid. It was a pretty thrifty project. There were some times when the students would think that the pictures were going to turn out horribly but instead of quitting, they continued with their work and the art turned out wonderful.

Student Reporter: Robby Atkins

ART LINK Teen Studio

A new opportunity at the Community Arts Center in Wallingford is designed to bring together teens who are interested in refining their art skills in a fun, explorative, and supportive environment. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of 2-Dimensional Media of their choice. The class will cover various drawing techniques and materials as well as watercolor, acrylic and collage with the possibility of collaborative art-making. Each week the students will participate in a demonstration of a new medium led by the instructor, but the remaining class time will be student driven, allowing the students to pursue their own personal artistic interests. The blog will be updated by students, each week we will have a different student play photographer and journalist.