O-riginal Art Activities

O-riginal Art Activities: Symmetrical Drawing Inspired by Thomas Deaton

Last night’s O-riginal Art Activity dove into architecture and place, examining Thomas Deaton’s paintings. Complete the image using symmetry. Thomas Deaton’s work focuses on snapshots of Southern people and places, often in moments of reflection and change in lives that are touched by influences varying from the mundane, the criminal, to the supernatural or uncanny….

O-riginal Art Activities: Interior Collage Inspired by Matthew Cronin

In this O-riginal Art Activity explore interior spaces using collage. Inspired by Matthew Cornin’s photo collages create your own interior. Matthew Cronin explores issues of intimacy, familial history, and awareness of traditions by making photographs of fictional interiors and surfaces. He uses photographs taken from a commercial photographer’s archive. Supplies List: Magazines, Glue sticks, Scissors…

O-riginal Art Activities: Mixed Media Assemblage Inspired by Rontherin Ratliff

Rontherin Ratliff uses architecture as an analogy to the human condition. In this O-riginal Art Activity make a mixed media collage. Create your own abstract assemblage that represents your home. A New Orleans native, Rontherin Ratliff, commonly uses architecture as analogous to the human condition in his work. In 2015, he co-founded the Level Artist Collective…

O-riginal Art Activities: Geometric Family Portrait Inspired by Carl Joe Williams

Carl Joe Williams creates portraits of everyday people from his life and community. In this O-riginal Art Activity make an art piece dedicated to your friends or family. Draw a family portrait incorporating Carl Joe’s signature geometric abstract patterns. Carl Joe Williams is an artist and musician based in the Uptown area of New Orleans….

O-riginal Art Activities: Paper Sculpture House Inspired by William Christenberry

One component of Willliam Christenberry’s work is his architectural structures that often accompany the photographs of the same building taken over a period of time. In this O-riginal Art Activity recreate one of these sculptures. Construct Christenberry’s iconic Ghost Form. Perhaps no other artist in the American South engaged more deeply and consistently with the…

O-riginal Art Activities: Mississippi River Abstraction Inspired by Ana Hernandez

The work of Ana Hernandez explores themes of colonization and the commodification and consumption of a people and a place. In this O-riginal Art Activity examine the history of the Mississippi River. Learn about the Mississippi River watershed while creating an abstract work of art. The visual work of Ana Hernandez involves poetic and intuitive…

O-riginal Art Activities: Mixed Media Collage Inspired by Sarah French

Sarah French’s work often juxtaposes man-made elements with the natural world. In this O-riginal Art Activity take a closer look at your surroundings. Create your own mixed media composition inspired by Sarah French. Sarah French received her bachelor’s degree in Studio Arts from the University of Vermont. After moving to New Orleans, French became enthralled…

O-riginal Art Activities: Mixed Media Collage Inspired by Walter Anderson

Walter Anderson is known for his depictions of nature. Explore animal habitats in this O-riginal Art Activity Create a collage inspired by Walter Anderson’s painting. Walter Anderson, “Blue Geese and Ducks”, 1955, Watercolor on paper, Gift of the Roger H. Ogden Collection. Mississippi artist Walter Anderson is well known for his watercolor artwork depicting nature….

O-riginal Art Activities: Mixed Media Guardian Collage Inspired by Horton Humble

Explore Horton Humble’s Guardian sculpture in this O-riginal Art Activity. Create your own mixed media guardian. Horton Humble is a self-taught American painter, born in New Orleans. Humble’s work explores the human condition in relation to place. He is a founding member of the Level Artist Collective in New Orleans. Supplies List: Tape, Glue sticks,…

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