When Does Sport Become Art?
Forgive me for a minute if you think I’m going off script, but I have to point out something that I saw this weekend that was purely artistic. Watching Patrick Mahomes lead the Kansas City Chiefs was like watching a great actor, ballet dancer, musician or visual artist in the…
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The Joy of Sharing
As I was clicking around Instagram this weekend, I was so happy to see this photo. It demonstrates something I feel so strongly about that is at the essence of what Artmaking does for us when we have a chance to share it with the world. Our student exhibitions have…
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Showtime
This month, all of our One River School locations across the country will present their winter student exhibitions, and there is not a more compelling moment to celebrate the work that went into these projects, the skill development that was reinforced along the way, and the joy of sharing these…
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Student Showcase: Geraldine I.
Tell us a little bit about your journey as a developing artist. I learned about oils when I was in high school, and that’s when I started painting on my own. Then I started taking classes with a professional artist through the 70s. Then life happened and I stopped painting…
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Project Showcase: Muted Cityscapes
Teen Focus on Painting Muted Cityscapes Overview: Students create an acrylic painting incorporating realistic cityscapes using a muted palette and either 1- or 2-point perspective. Students use cityscape as subject matter, accurate perspective, desaturated palette, and thick paint application. Vocabulary + Terms: Horizon Line, Vanishing Point, Cone of Vision Featured…
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