3074
Whitney Ave.
Bldg. 2, 2nd Floor
Hamden, CT 06518
phone: 203-230-8101
fax: 203-230-8131
COLIN COOTS
Visual Artist
Colin Coots is an artist who is dedicated to bringing his love of art to students and people everywhere. He graduated from the Cleveland Institute of Art and pursued further studies at Bowdoin College in Maine. His work has been exhibited at museums and galleries in the USA and London. He now dedicates himself to developing his own art and to teaching art primarily through his residency programs where his excitement and passion for his work are an inspiration to the children.
Sculpture Projects
During the past 17 years as a Young Audiences Artist, Colin Coots designed
a large variety of painting projects with students from
Kindergarten through grade 12. Most are indoor sculpture projects, and
include relief sculpture as well as fully 3 dimensional
projects. Projects are usually large pieces constructed with luan plywood forming the basic armature. Sculptures most often are completed with paper mache or canvas, and are painted with acrylic (water based) house paint. The finished art is light weight, durable, flexible, colorful and easily repaired. Materials usually cost under $300. Colin has also created several more permanent outdoor sculptures with students. The cost of materials for these sculptures is considerably higher, due to the need for the material to withstand the elements. On all sculpture projects, students do about 80% of the hands-on labor.
Portrait Painting Projects
Colin Coots has designed a large variety of painting projects with students
from Kindergarten through grade 12. Frequently projects involve painting
portraits of famous Americans, historical figures, African Americans,
Native Americans, etc. There are a wide variety of possible formats: one
example uses 4'x4' sheets of luan plywood. Portraits are painted onto
the plywood using acrylic (water based) house paint. Finished portraits
are light weight, portable, durable, very colorful, and can easily be
displayed or hung indoors or outside. Materials cost is usually under
$300.
The ART of Communication (Grades K-12; max. size 25-30 students)
Colin demonstrates his remarkable drawing and painting style, accomplishing
on-the-spot portraits and animal images using crayon, pen, pencil, charcoal,
chalk and watercolors. Stressing that art requires careful observation
of life using all the senses, Colin will engage students in free-form
drawing techniques appropriate to their skill level. This workshop will
ignite in students a sense of wonder in the myriad forms of artistic expression
available to them. Length: 60 minutes
Workshops Include:
Watercolor Painting or Drawing (Grades K-12; max. size 25-30)
Collaborative Community Arts Project (Grades K-12)
4 workshops per day: $975
Three to five days: $815/day, plus materials
Five days or more: $760/day, plus materials
Curriculum Links:
Visual Arts, Social Studies, Language Arts
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