Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Linoleum Carving 101 (Basics)
This video tutorial will teach you how to safely and successfully carve linoleum for printmaking or for bas-relief painting. I will demonstrate carving Wondercut linoleum from Dick Blick using Speedball linoleum block cutters (gouges...
The Art Assignment
Behind the Banksy Stunt
When Banksy shredded his artwork the moment after it sold at auction, he left many questions unanswered. What are we to make of the stunt?
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
7th grade classes are creating small, non-representational or abstract sculptures containing at least 10 forms. For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fire glazes for SOLID colors Or...
Amor Sciendi
The Many Meanings of Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A close reading of Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergère through many different critical lenses.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Smooth and Refine Your Ceramic Sculpture
Middle School Art Demo (Part 3 of the Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Series). For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fire glazes for SOLID colors Or for FUN GLAZE colors, I use Amaco's...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Birch Trees At Sunrise: Watercolor Tutorial For Beginners
Paint with me and create your own Winter Wonderland! I will show you how to use masking tape to mask off areas for tree trunks, how to paint a sunrise background, and how to add shadows and texture to your birch trees. Enjoy and have...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Colored Pencil Realism
2 hour colored pencil timelapse drawing of a photo taken by my husband of my daughter and me. I LOVE Primacolor Colored Pencils!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Scream Parodies
In this video, I will demonstrate how to use oil pastels and chalk pastels to create a parody of Edvard Munch's, The Scream. I am using Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels (set of 16) in this video. If you want more colors to work...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How To Carve Floral Foam: Abstract Free-Form Subtractive Sculpture Project
This video will teach you the tools, safety precautions, and procedures needed to begin carving floral foam. The example demonstrated is in-the-round, has multiple openings for negative space, and can stand up unassisted. Floral foam can...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Mixed Media Visual Journal: Idea and Demonstration with Faces
This tutorial will show you how to create a mixed media background for a drawing or painting. I hope it inspires you to create something today!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Portrait Assemblage Using Clothing
You can make art out of anything...even your laundry!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How To Create A Zentangle
Music Credit: The Lightening Strike by Snow Patrol
Amor Sciendi
The Creation of Adam: Neurology and Neoplatonism
We discuss Michelangelo's famous Sistine Chapel Fresco. It's fun to think the artist was capable of creating an anatomically accurate human brain in the painting, but more fun to discuss Neoplatonism.
Amor Sciendi
Picasso Captures a Time Period
This Picasso painting is one of his most famous, and one of the most influential and important pieces of art in history. Why?
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Lotus Flower on Yupo Paper
First time using Yupo Paper! Such a fun way to spend a snow day morning at home.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Character Mash-Up
How (and why!) to create a Character Mash-Up! A fun and challenging exercise for ANYONE!
Amor Sciendi
il Duomo: The Florence Cathedral Explained
The history of the Florence Cathedral is the history of the Florence Renaissance
Amor Sciendi
Four Darks on Red: Abstract Expressionism
We discuss the importance of Abstract Expressionist art in the 1950's through Rothko's Four Darks on Red.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Draw Buildings Using Two Point Linear Perspective | Drawing Tutorial
The worksheet used in this demonstration was created by Dawn Pendersen and is available to print here: http://dawnsbrain.com/lesson-docs/art_2006_2point_persp_buildings.pdf It is recommended that you view and practice with the "How to...
Amor Sciendi
David vs David
How do two different artists address the same theme? How do the fashions of the time period effect art? I try to answer these questions by looking at Statues of David by Michelangelo and Bernini.
Amor Sciendi
A Shared History
Standing inside the Cathedral in Cordoba is a confounding experience that forces one to reflect on history, our interconnectedness, and the shared nostalgia of culture.
The Art Assignment
What this painting tells us about Frida Kahlo
The artist Frida Kahlo is a larger-than-life icon, known for the masterful self-portraits she made during her turbulent life (1907 - 1954). We take a close look at her painting The Two Fridas (Las Dos Fridas), and consider what it tells...
Curated Video
Federal Art Project
Thanks to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ambitious New Deal plan, American artists were able to keep working during the Great Depression. The work they produced remains a key part of the American landscape.