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Color Mixing with Auguste Herbin’s Alphabet

I teach color and color theory every year to all my classes. I am teaching middle school and wanted to find a new way to introduce the concept. Last year I had a 100 color painting that did not go so well. Students who had my class would discuss how hard the assignment was. So… Continue reading Color Mixing with Auguste Herbin’s Alphabet

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Color Scheme Alebrijes

I have always loved alebrijes with their bright colors and patterns. It wasnโ€™t until I wanted to teach alebrijes as an art project that I learned the history behind their creation. Back in the 1930โ€™s, paper mache artist, Pedro Lineras Lopez, had a nightmare where mythical creatures were following him around a forest chanting โ€œalebrijeโ€.… Continue reading Color Scheme Alebrijes