KLA Teachers and Art
This KLA staff member asked the art class to make a few paintings for his room. You might see them if you go there to fill out a TSMP.
Who is Mr. Johnson?
We make paper-mache with these 2 ingredients
What is glue and water?
Draw a simple tall building above the horizon line.
Best drawing wins.
Thomas Eakins included himself in this painting.
What is the Gross Clinic?
This is how many people were on the raft and this is what happened?
What is 150 people that tried to survive on the raft. Most died from starvation some were murdered. There was also cannibalism.
This teacher often teaches art during intersessions
Who is Ms. Kang.
Most artist paint on this surface. We use boards in place of it.
What is canvas?
Draw a simple square building below the horizon line.
Best Drawing wins.
This is why surgery was done at noon.
It had the best natural light from above.
The ship was headed here, which is in this present day continent.
Where is Senegal, Africa.
Mr. Saenz painted a portrait of this teacher. You might have him for music.
Who is Mr. Eikam?
We use paper plates in place of this.
What is a palette.
Draw a 3 letter word on one side of one your buildings in 2 point perspective. Use block lettering
Best drawing wins.
This is why the Gross Clinic was not allowed in the exhibit.
What is the blood on Dr, Gross' hand was too graphic.
The painting is part of this art style.
What is Romanticism?
Mr. Saenz also painted a portrait of this teacher. He now teaches PAWs but you might have had him in 6th grade.
Who is Mr. Barragan?
Most artist use this to set up there painting to work on. We have a couple tabletop ones in the class.
What is an easel?
Draw a street and a bus in 2 point perspective
Best drawing wins points.
These are 3 of Dr. Gross' accomplishments.
1) He wrote a major textbook.
2) He was an innovator of surgical procedures
3) He wrote a handbook for surgery on the battlefield.
These people got to go on the lifeboats and these people had to go on the raft.
Lifeboats: Those of higher status (captain, officers, politicians
Raft: Soldiers and settlers
This teacher is a big supporter of KLA Art and has helped Mr. Saenz put up most of the paintings hanging outside on campus.
Who is Mr. Trillo?
This is the Art term/name of the paint we use to paint/prime the boards white for projects like the celebrity portraits
What is Gesso.
Draw a house with a pitched roof, 2 windows, a door and a chimney using 2 point perspective.
Best drawing wins points.
This is where the Gross Clinic and the Agnew Clinic are located.
What is the Philadelphia museum of Art
This is why the painting is called the Raft of the Medusa.
The Medusa was the name of the ship that ran aground and sank. They made a raft from parts of the ship for the survivors. This is why it is called the Raft of the Medusa.