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Thursday, October 29, 2026

Musical Masterpies

MUSICAL MASTERPIECES



What if we could see sound? 

Many artist have tired to creatively represent sound with art. 

Mostly is is done with LINE, SHAPE, and COLOR. 


Wassily Kandinsky



Stuart Davis


Pablo Picasso

What do you notice all of these artist have in common
when they all try to represent sound with sight?

COMMON STYLE THEMES-
Abstract- 
uses color, shape, form, and gestural marks to create visual compositions independent 
of real-world visual objects
Collage-
Sticking paper/prints to the art surface
Color- 
Representing feelings of the music with a variety of color. 
Musical Movement-
Repetition of lines, flowing lines that feel like "ribbon". 

CRITERIA- 

-Create a BACKGROUND on 12 by 18 paper (white or colored)
filled with line, shape, and color. 
You can use whatever materials are available (marker, colored pencil, crayon)
-Include 1 or more MUSICAL INSTRUMENT in your piece. 
They can be ABSTRACT or REALISTIC. 
They can be glued on from another piece of paper on top of your backgrounds, 
or mixed within your background. 

- COLLAGE
glue in music sheet paper pieces of magazine pieces as part of your art. 
You could also include letters or words from magazines 
(like Stuart Davis or Pablo Picasso).

INSPIRED by MUSIC-
Listen to your own music when you draw. 
or 
Listen to our SOUND OF THE SWARM

REFERENCE of INSTRUMENTS

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Stained Glass


FAMOUS STAINED GLASS ARTIST
Click on Artists name to see their work. 
John La Farge (1835–1910)
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933)
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959)
Marc Chagall (1887–1985)
Henri Matisse (1869–1954)

Nasir al-Mulk Mosque
Muhammad Hasan Memar and Muhammad Reza Kashi Pz-e-Shirazi




Mark Chagall


TYPES OF STAINED GLASS WINDOWS


STEPS-
Get black paper
Choose type of window you want
Draw with pencil on black paper, use ruler to keep window straight,
Outline with white PrismaColor. 
Color in with Oil Pastels. 


BLURRING
choose source of light location. 
Use finger to blur out from that one spot of light. 
Blur out about 5-7 different directions. 
touch up black lines in window

CLEANING UP
Use black oil pastel for the seperation lines of the glass peices. 
Optional: add shadows from the window sill where the is NO glow streaks.


BLURRING TECHNIQUE























 

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Cubism Animal Portraits


Peacock and Cuddling Kittens 
by Tabitha MOrgan

Before you understand the project, 
you must understand CUBSIM... 

Pablo Picasso Dog 1928

Franz Marc 1912- Expressionistic Cubism



Advanced Student Art 2026
Carolina Torres 10th grade

Amaya Broughton 11th grade

Danna  10th grade                     Nicolas G. 

Aubrey B. 12th grade.      Cristal M. 10th grade

Ryver 10th grade.      Daisy M. 12th grade

Sara C. 12th grade.    Madelynn S. 10th grade

Zackary 12th grade                    Madison M. 11th grade

Bella E.  10th grade.                Tyler P. 10th grade

Luren C. 10th grade.   Camila 10th grade

Aiden H. 12th grade.                 Sebastian J. 11th grade

Kids working hard 
(not hardly working)


Criteria-
-Choose animal to use for your subject- 
Fill up space- go big. 
-Draw the animal using CUBIST style: 
angular, not round, broken up, values in each piece, 




I started with my animal using regular lines, 
but then retraced using angular lines. 

-Draw sections that divide the work into broken pieces. 
( as big as Oreo Cookie, no smaller than Jolly Rancher)
-Outline the MAIN outlines with Fine Black Sharpie. 
-Color each area of the paper with COLOR BLENDING. 

-Choose colors that blend well (anbalagous or tints and shades)


To see other artist's examples of Cubism Animals

See other Lost Sock Cubism Projects here...