First graders refreshed their knowledge of the primary colors, horizontal, and vertical lines by creating a “Mini-Mondrian” during one art class. The next art class, we mixed the primary colors of paint (red, yellow, and blue) to create the secondary colors (green, orange, and violet). When the papers were dry, we cut out a …
Fifth grade classes tried their hand at a one-day abstract art painting technique, inspired by Gerhard Richter. Students painted full sheets of paper using 3-4 colors, focusing on shapes and colors. Then, using cardboard, students pulled new colors of paint across the paper. They repeated this process until they were satisfied with their painting. Here …
Fourth grade artists have been learning about perspective in art class. We learned techniques to make objects appear as though they are far away from us while others are close up. Artists all started by drawing a horizon line (where the ground meets the sky). Then they added a small dot on this line called the …
Kindergarten artists have finished their unit on line and can now make many types of lines with many different materials. We started by creating lines with our arms and imagined they were snakes! We drew lines with crayons and pencils. We created line SCULPTURES with paper and glue. Our sculptures are not flat and can …
While studying LINE, an element of design, 4th graders created a drawing using LINE VARIATION. They included many types of lines as well as some thick and thin lines. Every student chose a landscape to draw using BIG simple shapes. Then they filled each space with different types of lines to …
Mrs. Klein’s class looked at the Earth Art of Andy Goldsworthy during art class on Friday. Students used the fresh fallen leaves to create their own Earth Art-inspired photo. Each student decided if they wanted their arrangement to be symmetrically or asymmetrically balanced. When their leaf arrangement was complete, they added their signature and took …
Fifth graders have been talking about how they can use their artwork to help others. Each fifth grade class has used a different paper-mache method to make a bowl. All bowls will be donated to Dearborn’s Annual Empty Bowls Night (November 23) to raise money for Gleaner’s Food Bank. One class used Kandinsky’s abstract artwork …