Fourth grade artists learned how to draw showing one point perspective! They used one vanishing point on their horizon line and could choose what objects they showed in their drawing and what material they would use to add color.
Third grade artists learned how to draw using one-point perspective! They created an art exercise where they used a vanishing point and drew shapes coming from the vanishing point. They used oil pastels to color their shapes using one color plus black and white to create different values of their color. Then they painted the …
Fifth grade artists used different textured materials to create a collagraph printing plate and then practiced the printmaking process to create collagraph prints! They sketched a design for their collapraph plate, then cut and glued different materials on top of their sketch. Some artists created abstract designs while others created landscapes, faces, or other objects. …
On Monday the artists in young 5’s learned about the art of monoprinting! They created prints showing flowers with paint, q-tips, and paper!
First grade artists have been learning a song in music class from Japan about kites and they created their own kite in art class! We started by looking at different kites throughout history. Kites come in all different shapes and sizes and some have different functions or purposes. Each artist created a sketch for their …
This year we have 33 artists from Geer Park who have work featured in Dearborn’s Gallery Rally! Their artwork will be located in the City Hall ArtSpace connector building on April 6th and will be open from 10-5. There will also be 9 other galleries around Dearborn featuring artist work, and if you go and …
Fourth grade artists created self portraits and painted them in a Fauvism style! They first learned about some of the “rules” and proportions about drawing faces and then used a photo of themselves to try to see some of their unique details. Then they learned about Fauvism and used unnatural colors and expressive brushstrokes to …
Fifth grade artists have been learning about hand building with clay! They learned about creating with coils, slabs, and how to slip and score. They each created a sculpture that used all three of these methods. Some students chose to create a functional piece and others chose to create a more decorative sculpture. They …
Fifth grade artists created a series of mini abstract paintings that they turned into an accordion book and added their own free verse poem to. We talked about different styles of abstract art and each artist got to choose what materials and processes they used to apply their paint and designs. Then they looked at …
Kindergarten artists have created self portraits! They began by mixing their skin color from yellow, red, white, and black. They tried to match the color they were mixing to their skin color as best they could- we texted a small dot on our hands to see how close we could get! Then they drew …