LESS IS MORE

After selecting an image of an animal of their choice, the grade 11's start out with a detailed pencil drawing that emphasizes texture, proportion and tonal values.  This allows them to become very familiar with their subject and from this point are able to create three different pen & ink abstract drawings of the same subject. Picasso's bull series was the inspiration for this project.

PICASSO PETS

"Picasso Pets" was a really successful drawing project and was accessible to everyone at any skill level.  My grade 9's selected an animal image which was their reference for their oil pastel abstraction on coloured construction paper. There was of course some prior discussion about Picasso, abstraction, patterns, colour etc.