lesson 2 Leaves and buds in color

To put leaves and stem together, you first have to know how to grow the stem in your mind.  Some leaves have to be placed in the front of the stem, and they have to be arranged in such a way that they will all be able to connect together in a logical and beautiful way.  Below is a student sample of how to grow leaves logically on the stem.

lesson 1 stroke study

This is our first lesson for the floral studies.  I introduced the brush stroke technique to paint leaves, flower buds, stem and thorns.  These are the strokes we are going to use to paint roses.   Next week we will use color to talk about composition of the leaves, leave cluster, stem and how to connect them.

2014 Spring Joyousbrush registration form

Kincaid Elementary After School Club 2014 Spring Joyousbrush Painting by Tehwan Tso

 

http://joyousbrushclubatkincaid.blogspot.com/

The Joyous Brush style of painting incorporates the time-honored classic oriental watercolor (also known as Chinese Brush Painting) techniques, using bamboo brushes, ink, or watercolor painting on rice paper. 

This class is open to all students from 2nd to 5th grades.  We will be painting various kinds of flowers. The class tuition is $120 for 12 lessons and $30 for class supplies; this will include all material used in class including art bags and portfolio.   Optional $20 will allow the students to take home the brushes they use in class (2 small, 2 large), color mixing plate, brush rest, a set of primary colors & white and 10 sheets of rice paper.

Tehwan Tso demonstrates Chinese brush painting in Cobb County schools through Artist in School program.  She offers workshops to Georgia schools through Woodruff Arts Young Audiences. She was awarded in 2010 Cobb County Ovation Award in visual art and served as grant application panelists for National Endowment for the Arts in 2012. She taught at many art centers and schools including The Callaway Garden, The Art Place, The Art Station, Chastain Art Center, Compass Prep. ..etc for over 20 years.

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CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING ASP CLASS REGISTRATION FORM 2014 SPRING

School:  Kincaid Elementary School                Instructor: Ms. Tehwan Tso                                     

Time: 12 Tuesdays 2:30 to 3:30pm, 1/28 – 4/29/ 2013, skipping 2/18 and 4/1

Student’s Name:  __________________________________ Grade: _______ (2^nd to 5^th)

Parent’s Name: ____________________________________Teacher's name___________

Address:_____________________________________________________________­_____

Telephone: ______________________________   E-mail: _________________________

Class Tuition/Supplies:__  $150; optional __$20 for take home supplies      Check#: __________

Please make check payable to Tehwan Tso and mail it together with this registration form to  Tehwan Tso 3880 Pebble Shire Court,Roswell, GA 30075, or bring it to the front office leave in the Foundation folder.  Questions, please call 770 642 5559

Lesson 11 Crabs

Dear Creative friends: 

As we wind down this semester.  I want to thank you for signing your students up for Joyousbrush Club.  Each week we explore a sea creature in its shape and form, it's anatomy and their functions.  We paint them with personalized best effort strokes.  

We painted crabs this past week.  I have updated the blogspot for your viewing.   http://joyousbrushclubatkincaid.blogspot.com/   I have send home your students' porfolio.  I hope you enjoy going through them and share them in your Thanksgiving gatherings.  

I am delighted to hear your students say"  It looked really hard, but it's really not after you do it"  What better way to build their confidence through painting.  

Happy Thanksgiving

Lesson 10 Octopus

No body understands the fun we are having in painting these sea creatures.  I usually give my students some guava candies for encouragement.  No body cared about Guava candies today.  They are totally absorbed in their octopus.  We talk about the long stroke of their legs.  We even sing to help with our long unbroken strokes.  How these legs can create interesting design, perspective and interaction.Do check out their paintings in school hall way.

Lesson 9 Lobsters

Do stop by our gallery in school hall way.  You can see each student's uniqueness in their personal take from the same instruction. Besides learning the autonomy of the lobster,the brush strokes,  we explored layout, background color and under the sea abstract design.  At the end of each lesson, I am so content to see how satisfied your students are. You can read their excitements in their paintings. 

Lesson 8 Crawl fish

I took some crawl fish from a Chinese seafood restaurant and brought it to our Joyousbrush class for sample.  It awaken the students' appetite to look, to marvel, to wonder, to question, and to joke about.  How inquisitive minds learn.  How nature delights.  How satisfying it is to unite the mind and the nature through the exercise of painting.