LOLPS Art Club

Apr 22, 2015

The art work of the 24 students who participated in this year's Art Club at Land O'Lakes Public School in Mountain Grove was on display at their final show on April 20. The students spent six weeks creating the colourful paintings still lifes that were on display.

Grade 7/8 teacher, Mr. Hull, who heads up the club, said that he was impressed with the student work. He explained that he likes to let the students paint what comes naturally to them and tries his best not to influence their final pieces. The students began by learning basic drawing techniques, and then moved into creating colour tones, first painting with larger brushes and then moving into finishing accents using smaller brushes. The paintings were impressive and ranged from bright, dramatic colour schemes of frogs and teddy bears, some reminiscent of Matisse, to impressionistically depicted vases of flowers and other subjects. The only rule that the young artists had to abide by was not using black to create their darker tones and shadows since it has a tendency to muddy the final work.

The special event was catered by Linda Tremblay with the help of her children, Boris and Natasha. The young artists and their guests enjoyed a number of fancy treats that included cappuccinos, sparkling juices, cakes, fancy croissant sandwiches, lemon and chocolate mousse, a fancy layer cake and speared fruit sticks.