Before winter break, third grade artists created a series of textured, painted papers using paint and found materials to show texture lines and stamps. Then each artist chose a color scheme to work with using the painted papers. We reviewed what non-objective or abstract art is and how we can show balance and unity in …
Fourth grade artists are about to start their paper-mache mask project! Before building their mask form and making their mask, they have been doing some planning for what they want their masks to look like. Here are some of their plans!
While learning about texture, kindergarten and young 5 artists were able to create a turtle out of clay and added texture to the turtle shells! They used texture plates to add texture to the turtle shells and were able to paint their turtles and take them home!
On the first art class back after winter break, each artist in the whole school created a snowflake! Some grades cut their snowflakes, others drew, some painted, and some used glitter and sequines!
While studying self-portraits this year, fifth grade artists learned that some self-portraits do not look exactly like the artist. Some self-portraits use symbolism to show something else about the artist, something that may not be visible. For this project, each artist traced a photo of themselves so that their self-portrait was realistically drawn, but then …
Fifth grade artists experimetned with photography for this project! They learned what would happen when they changed the shutter speed. We used a slower shutter speed to capture movement and light and created light paintings! Each artist designed their own photo that would show a trait of theirs and then assigned members of their group …