Creating Art with William Wegman's "Weimaraners"

A few weeks ago week I had the opportunity to give an Art Masterpiece presentation in Miss Antonia Rivas' 4th grade class. The Art Masterpiece collection tend to lean towards Euro-centric artists, so I wanted to expose them to an artist that is contemporary.

I often turn to other artists or art teachers for inspiration, +Kathy Barbro is one of them. She previously blogged about William Wegman, an American contemporary artist known for illustrations and photographs of dogs. 

After a brief presentation on his works, students were asked to create their own composition in the style of William Wegman.  Students were given colored pencils, images from magazines, and printed images of dog heads I found on +Kathy Barbro's blog.

Some of the students really got into it and added lots of detail. Here's a few of my favorites.

by Alessandra C.

by Tiamara T.

by Annika M

 Camila L.

Camila G.

by Mi-ae

by Sarah F.

by Ellie B.

William Wegman is a contemporary artist that has illustrated many children’s books and been a part of many videos on "Sesame Street“ and is best known for creating series of photograph compositions involving dogs, primarily his own "Weimaraners" in various costumes and poses.

Didn't they do a great job?