Welcome to the Learning To See Outreach Gallery
Learning To See Outreach is an in-school, cross-curricular art program taught by professional Teaching Artists.
Each student artwork is inspired by a Focus on the Masters Documented Artist.
Find out more about Learning To See HERE.
Click on an image below to see the full gallery for each category!
2022 – 2023
More galleries coming soon!
Oxnard Botanical Contour Drawing
Students learn about contour line drawing in a lesson inspired by the work of local artist Karen Kitchel.
OVSD Paper Weaving & Collage
Paper Weavings inspired by mixed media artist Christine Morla. Learning To See students learn the basic elements of weaving texture and color.
OVSD Botanical Contour Drawing
Students learn about contour line drawing in a lesson inspired by the work of local artist Karen Kitchel.
OVSD Recto Verso
Recto Verso lesson inspired by the work of local artist Carlos Grasso.
2022
Ocean View School District Summer School
OVSD SS Recto Verso with Carlos Grasso
Recto Verso Lesson inspired by the works of artist Carlos Grasso.
OVSD SS Clay Animals & Pinch Pots
Artists Susan Kaufman, Len Poteshman and Albert Stewart inspire students to create a variety of clay artwork!
OVSD SS Cruisin’ Cars with Frank Romero
Students create automobile inspired scenes in the iconic style of Frank Romero.
OVSD SS Metal Tile Boxes
Students explore a new take on the embossed metal tiles inspired by RTK Studio.
2021 – 2022
Ocean View School District
Artwork by students from Mar Vista, Laguna Vista, and Tierra Vista Elementary Schools, and Ocean View Junior High.
Ojai Elementary Schools
Ojai Elementary School Gallery This gallery showcases student artwork from classrooms at Meiners Oaks and Topa Topa Elementary Schools in Ojai. The lessons included here are Biodiversity, Clay Vessels, Botanical Contour Line Drawing and Earth Art. Thank you to the...
Middle School Artworks
Featuring artwork from middle school classrooms at Anacapa Middle in Ventura, Isbell Middle in Santa Paula and Rio del Valle Middle School in Oxnard.
Lemon Grove Elementary Botanical Contour Drawing
Featuring botanical contour drawings from Lemon Grove Elementary School classrooms.
2021
Ocean View School District Summer School
Self portraits
Welcome to student self portraits!
Bus Home Revisited
Dennis Oppenheim’s Bus Home gets kids really excited to build their own functional and fantastical sculpture.
Embossed Metal Tiles
The Malibu and Catalina tiles of RTK Studios inspired these beautiful metal embossed tiles.
Shibori Banners
Students learn about color mixing and the symbolism of color while experiencing how to trust the process and surprises of art.
Painting To Music
The music of FOTM Documented Artists blend sound and movement into visual statements.
Wire and clay sculpture
Artists Susan Kaufman, Len Poteshman and Albert Stewart inspire students sculptures with rhythm and lots of soul!
Magical Surrealism
Middle school students let their imaginations fly with the inspiration of Christine Brennan’s Magical Surrealism.
2020 – 2021
Congratulations to EVERYONE for making it through this most challenging school year. Your creative spirit is always within you, even when it may feel dark and quiet and confusing and too hard to express. Thank you for showing up, even when it was hard. Thank you for rolling with the constant changes. We made it! I look forward to seeing everyone in the classroom in the future!
All the best,
Aimee French
Learning To See Outreach Education Director
All Learning To See classes were taught on Zoom this year. 1,000 art supply packets for students were prepared and delivered to schools for parent pickup. Classroom teachers, students and our LTS Teaching Artists supported each other with patience and compassion. With the nature of the pandemic and distance learning, we were unable to collect, photograph and exhibit the student artwork in the community as we usually do. We are grateful to all the parents, students and teachers who helped to get us the images for our 2020-2021 gallery.
Learning To See student gallery 2020-2021
Featuring artwork from students at Cesar E. Chavez, Elmhurst, Sheridan Way and Topa Topa Elementary Schools
Mrs. Rodriguez’s Fifth Grade Class, Blanche Reynolds Elementary
Learning To See Student Gallery Each lesson is inspired by the life and work of a Focus on the Masters Documented Artist. Artwork by students from Mrs. Rodriguez's 5th grade class at Blanche Reynolds Elementary2020-2021These residencies were generously funded by the...
Mrs. Aguilar’s Class, Montalvo Elementary
Learning To See Student Gallery Each lesson is inspired by the life and work of a Focus on the Masters Documented Artist. Artwork by students from Mrs. Aguilar's 5th grade class at Montalvo Elementary 2020-2021These residencies were generously funded by the California...
Mrs. Garo’s class, Montalvo Elementary
Each Learning To See lesson is inspired by the life and work of a Focus on the Masters Documented Artist. Artwork by students from Mrs. Garo's 4th and 5th grade combo class at Montalvo Elementary 2020-2021This residency was generously funded by the California Arts...
Anacapa Middle School, Cabrillo
Middle School, DeAnza Academy of Technology and the Arts and Rio del Valle Middle School residencies
funded by
2019 – 2020
Paper Weavings
Paper Weavings inspired by mixed media artist Christine Morla Having learned Filipino mat weaving as a child from her father, Christine has incorporated these elements into her artwork. Learning To See students learn the basic elements of weaving and explore color,...
Gallery Paper Sculpture
Paper Sculpture inspired by BiJian Fan Paper sculptor BiJian Fan learned paper folding and cutting art from his grandmother while growing up in Communist China. With this inspiration, Learning To See students explore the infinite possibilities of a piece of paper...
Symbols
Symbols inspired by Porfirio Gutierrez Students studied the symbols of Porfirio’s Zapotec heritage and how they are designed to be used in weavings. They started with sketches of their own ideas and adapted them into symbols that followed a grid of squares and...
Gallery Botanical Contour Line Drawing inspired by Karen Kitchel
Left: Presentation and Representation, oil/wood, by Karen Kitchel. Right: Karen with Donna Granata for her live interview documentation.Botanical Contour Line Drawings inspired by Karen Kitchel Students honed their observation skills and hand/eye coordination as they...
Gallery Pierpont Elementary School
Pierpont Elementary SchoolThis artwork was created by the 1st grade students of Mrs. Steinhoff and Mrs. Novstrup. Funding Our standard 8-week in-the-classroom residency is $600 (including instructor and supplies).You can "Adopt A Classroom" for $600.00. Click...
Gallery Cruisin’ Cars inspired by Frank Romero
Left: Frank Romero getting ready for his live interview for documentation. Right: Cousin Mary Helen-Chevy Nomad, serigraphCruisin' Cars inspired by painter Frank Romero Frank Romero was a pioneering figure in the Chicano Art Movement, and is best known as a...
Paper Weaving Collaboration
Inspired by mixed media artist Christine Morla
Botanical Drawings
Inspired by Karen Kitchel
Symbols
Inspired by Zapotec weaver Porfirio Gutierrez
Traditional Weaving
Inspired by Zapotec weaver Porfirio Gutierrez
Paper Sculpture
Inspired by sculptor BiJian Fan
Learning To See Outreach inspires students in elementary & middle school classrooms
in Ojai, Ventura, Santa Paula, Oxnard and more!
Cruisin' Cars
Inspired by Frank Romero
Pierpont Elementary
Artwork inspired by Karen Kitchel, Hiroko Yoshimoto, Albert Stewart & Michael Rohde
Funding
Our standard 8-week in-the-classroom residency is $600 (including instructor and supplies).
You can “Adopt A Classroom” for $600.00. Click HERE to donate.
Four week and single lessons are also available. Our lessons are cross-curricular and support the California content standards. Many of them can be tailored and grouped to work with a particular unit of study, i.e. zoology, social studies, history, language arts, sciences, etc. They are adaptable to a wide range of grade levels from elementary through secondary grades and beyond, including community groups and programs. Programs are supported in a variety of ways, including school and PTA funds, grants, or personal donations from an individual or group of parents/grandparents.
Our program is taught by professional artists who have extensive educational experience. We feel that this criterion helps to guide the student with a deeper understanding of the art making process.
For more information, or to arrange a residency in your neighborhood, call 805.653.2501 or email Education@FocusontheMasters.com.