*Explorando la historia del arte con gatos 104 - Flex

This Exploration of Art with Cats class is sure to be a delight for young visual artists of all ages.

Each lesson, participants have the chance to explore and draw artworks based on a range of art styles or techniques, including Impressionism, Mondrian-inspired works, Van Gogh-inspired pieces, and more.

By examining each style in turn and incorporating their favorite components into their own creations, students can cultivate their personal artistic style while learning some fascinating art history facts at the same time.

This class is absolutely perfect for home-schoolers or family creativity nights - all you need to get started are basic art supplies like paper, pencils, erasers and black markers. 

It's the meowy best of art history!!

Styles covered in this course:
Week 1 -  Art Nouveau
Week 2- Optical Illusions
Week 3 -Surrealism 1
Week 4 - Neurographic Art
Week 5 -Stained Glass Art
Week 6 - De Stijl


Courses are taught in English with a CEFR level of A2. ESL Friendly

Please note: Because children develop at different rates and a one size fits all approach is not always ideal, I offer this class in a variety of age ranges with overlap (ex. ages 6-10 and 8-12) allowing you to choose the ideal classroom environment for your student. 

This class is offered in multiple age ranges as well as ongoing or a 10 week session for students who have anxiety over meeting new classmates, please check out my class listings to find the age range most comfortable for your student.
          
This class is geared to girls ages 8-12 years old. Each week we will gather for some girl talk while completing a drawing/art project. This is part social, part project based, and all fun! Join each week or pick and choose what works for you.

We are our own worst critics. This club is to help us take our own art less seriously while also taking art in general more seriously. Students will learn that growth in a subject matter such as art comes from repetition and breaking larger more complex drawings into simple shapes. After just a few short weeks parents often notice a surprising increase in their student’s confidence level.

A student recently told me after 3 weeks of working with them that “art isn’t as hard as I thought it was going to be and I kind of like it now”

The goal of this club is to create that safe space for girls to express themselves and create lifelong friendships all while they are creating art. Some weeks I will offer examples of how to add journaling into their art, introducing them to the concept of art journaling slowly over time. These journaling additions are a great way to add thought processing and reflection in a time where our kids need an outlet more than ever.  

It is my hope that students will relate to each other through their art and realize that even though we are each unique, being different is ok, in fact being different is awesome!

For examples of the types of drawings we’ll be doing in this club please see the teacher expertise section where a link to my student’s art portfolio is provided.



Supplies:
-	Any type of quality art paper or sketchbook, cardstock in a 3 ring binder/sheet protectors 
-	Pencil and Eraser
-	Ruler
-	Markers, Gel Pens, and or colored pencils (I will be using all 3 depending on the project)
-	Black Fine Point Pen (.3-.8 nib size) or Extra Fine/Fine Tipped Sharpie
-	Some weeks may require printing out a template so access to a printer is helpful