Studio Art Education: Encouraging Self-Directed, Reflective, and Risk Taking Artists since 1996.
Congratulations Molly Manthei for taking a watercolor to the WI State Fair! Beautiful technique and approach to the painting. I am proud of all the 4H kids in submitting the hard and dedicated work they have. Keep making great art… and don’t forget to make sure you are signed up for your art classes, school starts soon.
This has been, and continues to be, a very productive summer for the artists of Waterford, WI. Artists that I have had the opportunity to work with are the Plein Air Art from the Waterford Union High School Artists and the Waterford Seven – clients of Connie Lelivelt and my 3rd year of work with them. For those of you who are not able to get out to see the Plein Air works of art in the WUHS Art Gallery – I have submitted a short video (à la manière de James Kalm) for your perusing.
Plein Air Artists: Video, Gallery, and (click to see) Day at Taliesin
And the Gallery:
And the Waterford Seven’s works of art: Click HERE for the full Gallery of images (so far)
Although it looks like the floor of the gallery is about to be stripped and re-waxed, here is a walk through of the hard work by our 8 artists. Great work everyone!
That’s it folks… Summer School is OVER. I am really happy with the work that has been created over the past four weeks. I would venture to bet, if I were a betting man, that this was the most work some of you have done in the shortest period of time. That tells me that one needs to make a LOT of art and not focus on ONE work… well… in some cases make a lot of work but in other cases… persistence and sticktoitiveness is important.
I think about the Studio Habits of Mind as the artists were out there and appreciate all the work that was demonstrated. I am curious about how those thoughts and ideas stuck with the young artists as they worked out in the real world. Developing Craft, Observing, Reflecting, and Engaging and Persisting are some that really stand out to me as being some of the habits that really stood out. All of the SHoM, if the artists were to sit back and really look at the ideas they were working with, were with them everyday – and to see the development in all the artists is a great thing to see. Now… did all the artists take away the same level of learning, experience, development… of course not. But they all did take some away.
This link will take you to see the many photographs that were made during the 4 weeks of Plein Air Art in the Waterford (and Spring Green) area from this past summer. Enoy.
PLEIN AIR STATE FAIR OPPORTUNITY – If you are interested – and I hope some of you are – the Wisconsin State Fair is having their SECOND Plein Air Art Opportunity. The cost is $35 and you get 4 tickets to the fair. You need to supply you own materials and the day is yours to paint. You DO need to have something to show – framed and ready to share – but this is a GREAT resume builder and day to paint. READ THE RULES and be ready to PAINT!
PDF Information HERE
Entry Form HERE
Frank
This week the artists are all out on their own – Waterford is their canvas…
Remember – there are a lot of responsibilities to being an artist and my expectations are high:
Also – If you are interested – and I hope some of you are – the Wisconsin State Fair is having their SECOND Plein Air Art Opportunity. The cost is $35 and you get 4 tickets to the fair. You need to supply you own materials and the day is yours to paint. You DO need to have something to show – framed and ready to share – but this is a GREAT resume builder and day to paint.
PDF Information HERE
Entry Form HERE
THANK YOU to all the staff, students, and farmers at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin and Hillside School. We had an incredible day of touring, eating, and painting on the grounds. Please visit the photo album we have created to see all that we experienced. Thank you Cate, Caroline, and Becky for all your help!
Photo Album HERE! Add to it if you can! Talk to me kids – TALK TO ME!
During a trip to Ripon College, I got my daily dose of color theory. This has given me pause to reconsider all the other color ideas I might have been wrong on after all these years. If you have any ideas, send them my way and I’ll post them for you.
Frank
Hello Everyone!
Some of the images from Tuesday’s Class… and my trip to Madison and Monona Terrace…
The weather has been great and I hope the conversation about the Summer Art Course, Plein Air Art, has been too. Please take 3 minutes to watch my video (link below) for the painters tomorrow as Mr. Roberts will be in for me the remaining days this week.
If you are going on the field trip (and I REALLY hope you are) please bring in the $50 ASAP – by Thursday LATEST! I need to get a check written and it takes a day or two. I also need to know how many vehicles we are taking – one van or a van and a car – so PLEASE – REPLY to me with your child’s name (or you if you are the artist reading this) that you ARE going or NOT going. I have one check and I know ONE person besides myself, my wife, and my mom that are going.
I’m seeing great LEARNING happening here this summer! Wonderful conversations and visual discoveries. Please check outwww.ArtWithKorb.com and subscribe if you haven’t already to see what we are up to. Also – www.facebook.com/ArtWithKorb is another place. Thanks – see you artists Monday!
PS – Don’t forget an umbrella if it looks like rain!
Mr. Korb
Today we started with ACRYLICS as well as some SELF-EVALUATION. The three different National Visual Arts Standards Based Rubrics are all focused on the different levels of abilities and skills and standards that high school art students ought to be confident in as they leave certain levels of their art making career. These have been developed over the past two years and really broken down over the first part of the summer vacation. Please enjoy them and see if there are aspects of them YOU might utilize.
And then we have photos from today’s artventure!
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