Fourth Grade Giraffes

Fourth Grade artists learned how to draw a portrait of a Giraffe up close. We used colored pencils with overlapping colors to add the texture of the giraffes body. It's great to view the giraffes up close for a more interesting composition and perspective. Awesome work!

Second Grade Castles

Second Grade Artist used Grey paper and folded it in half to make a symmetrical cut for the beginning of their castle. They used the scraps from the first cut to make the side towers. They could use other scraps to build onto their castle as well. We learned interesting cutting techniques to add pop open windows and doors. We learned how to draw a basic dragon to add to the castle with other fairy tale elements. We tried to add shadows as well to the bricks, some are more obvious than others! Still working on perfecting this lesson.....they are pretty great though! 

New School Year!

Hey!
I have not been posting very much, but now is the time to get back into it! I am hoping to add some new images over the weekend. My students are currently working on their Square One art fundraiser projects, and have been doing a great job! I am excited to begin new projects this next rotation.
So far, it has been an amazing year! Keep checking in for new posts!

Fifth Grade Crazy Guitars

Students in fifth grade looked at the work of Picasso and cubism and compared it with more realistic works of art. We also noticed that Picasso was often influenced by music and it showed in his work. Students designed their own crazy guitar, in which things could be seen from different points of view or made into shapes you would not normally see a guitar in. Students could choose their materials to color this project. We created a black and white weaving and splatter painted over it for the background. These are by far the craziest and most amazing pieces to come out of the art room this year! Completely original and creative!

Kindergarten Secondary Color Butterflies

Students have learned about the primary colors; red, yellow and blue. This week we learned that those colors make all of our other rainbow colors. Students traced three butterflies on their paper and colored the grass and sky behind it. Students used primary colors only to create an orange, green and purple butterfly. It was a great second project to the primary caterpillars because we learned that the caterpillar turns into a butterfly, much like our primary colors turn into secondary colors when they are mixed!

First Grade Clay Butterflies

Students in first grade learned how to use clay to create a butterfly from slab construction and a pinch pot. Students used a stencil of a butterfly to cut out the shape. Students carved symmetrical textures into the surface of the clay. Students painted their butterflies to show symmetry as well. After the paint was dry, we added an acrylic glitter glaze for an added sparkle.

Fourth Grade Monochromatic Abstract Paintings

Fourth grade students used a ruler to create a variety of vertical, horizontal and diagonal lines. They added various line designs in different areas. Students chose one color of paint and created tints and shades by adding white and black to their one color. Students outlined the finished piece in black paint.