Glenholme School, Rotorua Pop Art Animal Project, using Resene testpots with Janet Keen and Zara Matthews

 

Thanks to Rotorua Creative Communities for funding that contributed to this project. 

Using Resene Testpots  and good quality brushes each child completed an animal of their choice.  

The results were highly pleasing to pupils and teachers. 

The children were encouraged to think about being kind to animals and conserving endangered animals through poetry writing and poster making. 

The class worked well on a project that required focus, attention to detail and development of brush handling skills, plus colour matching and observation skills. 

   

                                                            

                                                        

 Thanks to Miss Zara for helping to encourage her class to a successful result. 

Thanks to Creative Communities for the funding and to Glenholme School for being so supportive of the arts. 

The message to be kind to animals (and each other) was creatively reinforced.  

After School Painting, Drawing, Mosaic making, Book making,  childrens book illustrating classes.

Small classes- Plenty of attention

Cozy warm, creative  studio to create in for plenty of inspiration.

Top quality, light fast materials with quality brushes - produces better results. 

Students are encouraged to think of themselves as professional artists. 

They create work to hang on their walls, give away as presents, enter art exhibitions and competitions with.

Over 30 lessons to choose from including water colour, decoupage, wood burning, wax painting etc. 

Enroling for term 3 and 4 now. 

Phone 0273463435 to enquire about including your special child.

Ages from 6 to 16 welcome. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays  3.30 to 4.30 and 4.30 to 5.30

Everyone has their own projects and they create in a positive and kind environment. 

I have had 20 years teaching art experience and I love working with young people. 

374 Clayton Road Rotorua.

Email janet@jkeen.net

Every child is an artist the challenge is to remain one once you grow up. Picasso

 

Resene testpot Pop Art Animals with After School Painting Pupils.

 

This year my focus was on doing animals in Resene paints on 200 by 200 boards. 

Lion by Xav

Rainbow dog by Zav

  

Pussy Cat by Ioeffe 

Zebra Ioeffe

Unicorn by Ioeffe 

Zebra by Ivy

Portrait by Ivy 

  

Fox by Eilesh 

Combination of work by Star Pupils 

Children's Painting pop Art Animal Lessons Using Resene Tests Pots Enrolling now for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday School Holidays and After School

Email janet@jkeen.net

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or text 0273513887 for prices and details. 

Small classes maximum attention, safe, organic environment. 

                   Ages 5 to 16 Welcome 

Beginners Paint Pouring classes using Resene Testpots. Suitable for children and adults.

 

 Resene testpots: 

Selection of red, green, blue, white, yellow,  black, orange, teal and  purple. 

It doesn't really matter what colours you choose  just have a go with the combinations you like.

 You can't possibly repeat exactly the patterns here because paint pouring is random. 

Put a teaspoon of each colour into  6  small plastic shot cups. 

About 6 colours per work. 

Three drops of Flotrol in each cup.

Two drops of sewing machine oil in each cup. 

Mix up  briefly with a wooden stick. 

Pour over block of wood half of each colour in the cup in random ways.

Along  one of the sides pour a line of white Resene in a straight line. 

Grab a paper towel put the edge of it on top of the paint and slide it over the colours on the board. 

You will see a whole pile of cells form. 

Grab another 20 by 20 piece of wood and repeat doing a different random pour. . 

I had children as young as 5 doing these. 

They loved them. 

Adults had a go as well. 

The people named them and wrote short poems about them. 

I think they look like aerial landscapes. 

Resene testpots are my paints of choice. 

 Paint Pouring is all the rage. 

This is the display of them  I  have in the studio.  

This serves as a sample board to show people the possibilities of paint pouring. 

As you can see I've used all sorts of Resene testpot colours. 

My colours tend to be more subdued than childrens. 

 You can cut out shapes, in this case fig leaves and pour colours over them. 

This lends itself to hundreds of ideas. 

make a shape and pour on it. 

Magic. 

Have a look  at videos online. 

You can do hundreds of different techniques. 

I use this technique because its simple, effective and works every time in terms of good cell making. 

I am running classes on paint pouring, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings for adults. 

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons for children. 

Ring 0273513887 for class details and prices. 

Email janet@jkeen.net. 

Creative Quote of the day 

 If you hear a voice inside you saying  

 you cannot paint, by all means paint and that voice will be silenced. Vincent Van Gogh

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