BENNY BING: COLOUR EXPRESSIVE PORTRAIT PAINTING

pricing

$375.00 per session (TDSB/TCDSB)

$475.00 per session (Private School/Out of Toronto)

DURATION

Half-day length

group

Grade 3-8

Class (maximum 30 students)*

artform

Drawing, Painting, Colour Mixing, Colour Theory

A person painting an abstract portrait of a woman on canvas with blue, black, pink, yellow, and white colors, featuring large dark eyes and long black hair, on a wooden table with a paint palette nearby.
An unfinished color painting of a person with short hair, green face, and black sunglasses, with a sketch of the same portrait on a notebook, paint palettes with mixed colors, and a water bottle on a wooden table.
Two children are painting abstract pictures at a wooden table with various paint palettes, brushes, and crumpled brown paper.

lesson objective

By exploring the paintings of Benny Bing, a Toronto-based artist of Nigerian descent, students will learn about his techniques and his passion for portraiture illuminated through the use of complimenting acrylic hues. Students will become more familiar with colour theory, art vocabulary and elements and principles of design to be able to create their own expressionist portrait painting using acrylic paints.

VISUAL ARTS

SOCIAL STUDIES

LANGUAGE

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will:

Learn the vocabulary of art techniques and practices (portrait, expressionism, proportion, painting techniques, style)

Explore elements of design (shape and form, space, line, colour, texture and value)

Explore principles of design, particularly variety, emphasis, proportion, balance

Learn about a local artist and their art

Have an opportunity to explore the materials, tools and concepts

Be encouraged to create art in a comfortable and supportive environment

Apply critical thinking skills in their analysis of artwork and the creation of their own artwork

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questions?

  • Lesson pricing is one of the following:

    • $375.00 per session (TDSB/TCDSB)

    • $475.00 per session (Private School/Out of Toronto)

    Prices do not include taxes or potential admin/handling fees.

    For more information, please email us at info@blankcanvases.org.

  • Payments for In-School lessons can be processed through the following:

    • School board

    • Credit card

    • Cheques

    • Paypal

  • Yes! We provide all art supplies and materials required for each lesson.

  • One lesson is a half-day length, which is approximately 3 hours. This timeframe accounts for:

    • set-up (45 minutes)

    • lesson time (2 hours)

    • clean-up (30 minutes)

  • Blank Canvases follows the maximum class sizes below:

    • JK-SK (30 students)

    • Grade 1-3 (20 students)

    • Grade 4-8 (30 students)

    One lesson is restricted to one class. Classes cannot be combined to reach the maximum size.

  • Yes! We highly encourage booking for a full-day, meaning two lessons (one in the AM and one class in the PM).

    • For example, you can connect with another teacher interested in booking the other half-day.

    In doing so, you help our Art Educators teach a full day of at your school.

  • Yes, booking multiple lessons (more than two) is possible. Please reach out to us at info@blankcanvases.org with your specific inquiry!

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