3rd Grade has almost finished their Pumpkins and should be able to take them home for the break. We looked at the artwork of Yayoi Kusama, the princess of polka-dots, and learned about shape and texture. We also talked about complementary colors and created a drawing of a pumpkin inspired by Yayoi Kusama with a complementary color scheme and textured background. I'm really liking these!
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It's what you have been waiting for! 3rd Grade self-portraits are almost complete. We talked about what we wanted to be when we grew up and how to use symbols to show this in our painting. We talked about how authors use words to tell a story and artists use pictures. So each student drew a self portrait from direct observation then included information visually about what they wanted to be when they grew up. WOW!! Our 5th grade students are hard at work. We are also working on our art for the Original Works fundraiser. YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT! I am freaking out at how talented your kids are! They truly are inspiring and creative kids. I hope you enjoy this preview of their Tropical Paradise paintings. We talked about using tempera paints and how to blend/water them to create the color/colors we are looking for. We also drew from our imaginations and images to create our own Tropical paradises. You should be very proud of these kids. 4th grade has finished their first step in their project for our Original Works fundraiser project! We talked about animals that are living under the sea. We then talked about positive and negative space and analogous colors. We discussed how to fill the space on our page. Students' selected their underwater animal and drew it with black glue. Then they added some lines in the negative space to break it up. The next step is for them to add any 3 analogous colors to their animals. Great work 4th grade! Keep an eye out for the fundraiser packets in about a month!
This is my first time teaching this lesson. I wanted my students to ease into drawing so we looked at some Optical Illusion art. The kids LOVED the work of Vasarely. We talked about how repeated pattern, color, and line created a sense of movement and/or 3-D in the work. Then we set about investigating how to use a ruler with accuracy to create our grid. It was fantastic seeing the students’ amazement when their lines created the Op art. We then used complementary colors to color them. Great work!
i love this project. We learned about gestures and how to use them to capture movement of life. We then had some student models that we drew. Then we took an action pose and turned it into a sculpture using aluminum foil. Sorry parents if your kid starts using your aluminum! These sculptures are so much fun and everyone seemed to really enjoy it! Enjoy the pictures! This is the continuation on the Wild things project I have done with 3rd grade. Students created their own very unique wild thing using their imaginations and oil pastels. We then sent all of them to McEachern for the Art Teacher's NAHS students to recreate as three dimensional works. Then the high school student and my 3rd grade student become pen pals. I just had a mom tell me that her daughter made such a lasting connection with the High School student that they now are email buddies and share their artwork with each other! I cannot believe how this has touched some of my students' hearts. I love this. The show was last week and I would have to say that I am always amazed at the dedication and talent of art students from every level. What a great turn out we had and I cannot wait to do this project again! Here are some photos, enjoy! Fourth grade is working on figure drawing. Wow figure drawing! We looked at the human body and how to break it down into a series of shapes in proportion. I held a series of three different poses for the students to draw me using these basic shapes to give them a better idea of figure drawing. Then students took what they learned and went back to their tables. Their task was to create a self portrait of themselves as a super hero. I told them to team up and pose their partner in the hero pose they liked so they could draw the figure more accurately. Afterwards they will 'build' the costume/disguise on top of the figure. This was quite a challenge but students really seemed to enjoy themselves!
This lesson I do every year to celebrate black history month and it makes a fantastic arts integration project. We discuss the art of Faith Ringgold then create our very own story quilts. We learn how to make a pattern around our border then discuss the qualities of a good story. We talk about how great stories have lots and lots of details and supporting information. We discuss how artists don't write down their details, instead, we draw our details. Using lots of details in your drawings not only makes them more interesting but also helps the viewer understand your art and what it means. Check out the work of these amazing artists! You can find the lesson here! First grade began the day by watching the reading of the story "Don't let the pigeon drive the bus", you can find the you tube link here. After watching the video, we talked about the characters in the story and the plot. We discussed what happened throughout the story, how the pigeon probably felt, and what happened at the end. We all felt bad for the pigeon; so we decided to throw him a party to cheer him up and show him that he is still loved! Wow these kids knocked these marvelous paintings out in ONE day! FABULOUS! We drew with india ink, painted with watercolors, and drew with crayons...wheh! We talked about colors, lines, and shapes. Finally we talked about how to FILL the SPACE of our paper. What a day and what a fabulous lesson! If you want, here is the lesson plan! |
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