Inspired pieces of writing about a Bruegel painting. (Source: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/hunters-in-the-snow-winter/WgFmzFNNN74nUg?hl=en-GB) 'HUNTERS IN THE SNOW' 1. After coming back from a long day of hunting I was tired and disappointed.  We hunted all day and all we have...

Beautiful stained glass window designs by my 6th graders!  

The best mosaics of my 6th graders of 2014/15. The students got their inspiration from Ancient Roman and Byzantine mosaics. They had the freedom to change the colors and focus on just one detail if they liked. In this collection you will find both figurative and geometric designs. These works are...

'Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century.'  The ongoing exhibition at The Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest presents the whole...

This is a project I do every year with my students. Inspired by the original artwork the students make their own interpretation of an Ancient Roman or a Byzantine mosaic. (The stained glass windows were added later after discussing the Gothic style).  Here's the display of the 2013/2014 school...

This month our featured artist is the French painter, Edouard Manet. He was born on 23 January 1832 (died 30 April 1883). Below you can read a short description of his masterpiece, Le Printemps (Spring), that was sold in November 2014.   Picture from:...

The 8th graders have been focusing on Modern Art. Let's see how B. N. (8/a) interpreted a painting by Max Ernst. Max Ernst(1891-1976): The Elephant Celebes (From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elephant_Celebes#/media/File:The_Elephant_Celebes.jpg) It was painted in 1921 by a Dadaist-Surrealist...

Quite a few students wrote outstanding assignments about different styles and artists. The best ones will be shared here. Enjoy.  E. K. was inspired by a Picasso painting.   Picasso- Acrobat on a Ball (Source: https://www.wikiart.org/en/pablo-picasso/girl-on-the-ball-1905) The...

There were quite a few outstanding assignments about Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. The best ones will be shared here. Enjoy.  P. B. (8/a) reflected on a series of paintings by Claude Monet. Monet: Rouen Cathedral Series Claude Monet was born in Paris in 1840. He was an...

There were quite a few outstanding assignments about Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. The best ones will be shared here. Enjoy. P. M. (8/a) chose another Monet painting. He saw it this way: Monet: Impression: Sunrise (Picture...