Second grade artists have been weaving in the art room! We began by looking at the abstract artwork of Wassily Kandinsky, specifically his “Color Study:” Squares with Concentric Circles”. Each artist painted concentric circles on a paper plate using colors that they mixed. Detail lines were added to each circle for extra decoration. Then the …
Kindergarten artists have finished making a spring time collage! We looked outside and at pictures of springtime in Michigan and noticed all of the flowers growing, more insects and animals outside, and green leaves and grass. After painting a sky paper, everyone painted a different colored textured paper that they could share to make the …
First grade artists have been practicing weaving with paper! They began by learning a little about tints and shades and exploring what happens when you mix black with a color (a shade) or white with a color (a tint). Then they turned their tints and shades painting into a loom. They used strips of paper …
Third grade artists have finished their tree weaving! We began this project by learning about landscapes and painting a landscape on a paper plate. Each artist used details to show a particular season and a particular time of day/night. After painting the landscapes, everyone had to turn their plate into a loom. A loom is …
Fifth grade artists learned about the artist Chuck Close in the art room! We looked at his grid portraits and his fingerprint portraits and used these as an inspiration for our own self-portraits! Each artist began by making a mini self portrait using a photo as a reference as a way to practice drawing their …
Fourth grade artists have been learning about the color wheel and the order of the colors, how to mix colors, and which ones are primary, secondary, and tertiary. Instead of painting a normal color wheel, each artist was able to come up with their own creative design that included a color wheel in it. After …
Kindergarten artists drew springtime birds one day in art class last week! We looked at pictures of birds that were standing or sitting and found shapes and lines that were used to make them. Artists used chalk to draw and color their birds.
First grade artists looked at the pattern-filled artwork of Kerry Ambrosino for inspiration for their latest art pieces. They began by folding a paper and drawing 8 different patterns in each section. Then they used watercolor paints to paint over each pattern. Next, each artist created a painted sky by mixing blue and white to …
Third grade artists looked at the sculptures of Barbara Kobylinska for inspiration for their latest artwork. Each artist began by planning what they wanted their sculpture to look like by making a drawing to show the shape, colors, and designs they wanted to use. Then they used recycled materials to create the form and used …
Second grade artists have been learning about abstract art and analogous colors. They began by drawing an abstract design using lines that overlapped to make organic shapes. Then they added two analogous colors inside of each shape. Analogous colors are colors that are next to each other on the color wheel; we learned that these …