Middle School Amate Paintings

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Blanca - in progress 
Blanca - finished 









Alejandro - finished

Alejandro - in progress 














Middle school students studied Mexican Amate bark paintings. The Amate paintings are rich in color and detail, and look like a visual party on a page. Each student chose a subject for their painting, and then began building borders, shapes, colors and details. You can take a look at all of the paintings in progress here and the finished paintings on Picasa as well.





Antonio - in progress 
Antonio - finished 







Armando - in progress 
Armando - finished 

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