by Dennas Davis | Jan 9, 2017 | OLD lessons, Teachers@Firstlight
[su_divider top=”no” size=”1″ margin=”0″] [one_fifth]COURSE [/one_fifth] [two_fifth]Foundations (year A)[/two_fifth] [two_fifth_last]76 Weekly lessons/2 school years[/two_fifth_last] [su_divider top=”no”...
by Dennas Davis | Sep 11, 2016 | Artists Almanac
We make up our own more concrete terms for many traditional art concepts. This week is a very important one for accuracy and seeing things visually. Here are some of the terms we use and their definitions. Most of this is taken from the lessons’ Art Words...
by Dennas Davis | Jul 25, 2016 | Classroom Tips & Tricks
You know that brush? The one that came with that set. That set that your sweet auntie got you for Christmas one year that has 438 pieces, with all those tiny beautiful bits of barely useable rainbow-arranged media in 3 little drawers. That brush. You like that brush....
by Dennas Davis | May 6, 2016 | Artists Almanac
SPLIT COMPLIMENTARY Here’s a very Springtime color scheme. It’s called a Split Complimentary, which is a great set of colors and a very handy thing to know about. You’ve probably heard of the Complimentary color scheme. This happens when you...
by Dennas Davis | May 6, 2016 | Stuck in the box
I tried to imagine the artist who designed this clever – yet not clever at all – use of a symbol in place of a letter. I wondered how the fact that the symbol actually looks very much LIKE THE LOWER-CASE LETTER A, escaped his notice entirely. Or...
