Art Classes for Children (90 minute)

Children have their own kind of Art and it’s full of character.  Drawing and painting realistically tends to becomes more interesting as we grow up.  In the mean time there is still so much to explore, while minds are open and full of dreams and imagination.

Children’s Art 1

Suggested Age Range: 5 to 7

This class is for those students who are ready to focus for a full 90 minutes class. Students will learn how to work with more complicated use of shape and  layouts then Early Start in Art.  Students  will expand  approaches to using colour and materials while they problem solve how to create their own ideas.

Goals of this Class:

-developing fine motor skills

-use and change basic shapes to create their own pictures

-create patterns with colour and use adjacent colour combinations.

-able to use learned skills independently.

Children’s Art 2

Suggested Age Range : 7 to 10

Children’s Art 2, is the very start of introducing more of a sense of perspective and place with more organic lines and shapes. Still exploring the same kinds of themes of the younger levels but more refined.  Tonal use of colour is introduced, as well as more technical aspects that remain age appropriate to a students comprehension. There is also a higher emphasis on observational drawing as this class is designed as a lead in to Drawing, Painting and Beyond.

Goals of this Class:

-developing  good drawing habits

-3d shapes to create their own pictures

-understand and use the colour wheel, for tonal values and mixing of new colours.

-able to apply the same principles to different art materials.

-independently able to problem solve, especially when drawing from observation.