April 9- We finally started painting.

So  there we were, in Aud 1 again, without Ms. Hamilton (she had a meeting). But this time I have to say they really blew me away.  The students for the most part, listened to my direction. They enjoyed painting and it was very impressive work. I did 5 minute demos at each table while they all transferred  their drawings onto their canvas. I showed the students the purpose of different brushes, round/flat, smooth/ rough bristle brushes, size differences.  I showed then how to mix paint and create a nice "pool" of paint. We learned how to preserve paint and wash our brushes well.

Some were eager to show the progress of the image. Some took their sweet time, while others moved quickly to make a mark. It was really  amazing watching the young people work their way into the painting. Some of the mixing of colors were really magical! Colors I hadn't even seen before.

We will continue painting through next week and the following week, we will be doing crit of the work. I would like to make some sort of make shift gallery wall for the crit. I'm thinking thick poster board and using clay to hold them to the boards while we crit them.  I'll be doing some research on this !