With the last class before the end of the school year, second grade artists created a quick Michigan lighthouse painting. We looked at some images of light houses in Michigan and many of our artists have seen them before! Everyone painted their own background and while that was drying, drew and cut out a lighthouse. …
First and second grade artists in Mrs. Salami’s class created chalk landscapes for their last project of the school year. We began by looking at and learning about landscapes. Each artist chose an environment to show in their landscape and drew with pencil first, then glue. Because we were drawing with glue, everyone had to …
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 …
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 …
Second grade artists have been learning about how to create a self-portrait! We began by learning about some of the “rules” of our faces and drew them with black marker. Everyone tried their best to match the details of their own face in their drawing. Then each artist used oil pastels to create a pattern …
First and second grade artists in Mrs. Salami’s class made bird sculptures! They began by bending wire to make a bird’s body and wings and covered it in tape. Then they covered their armature in plaster strips. Once dry, they painted their birds using analogous colors, or colors next to each other on the color …
First and second grade artists in Mrs. Salami’s class are learning about FORMS, or 3D shapes. Each artist practiced drawing five of the 3D shapes they are leaning in the art room. We learned that if we show multiple sides and a shadow, we can make a drawing look 3D. Then each artist cut out …
Second grade artists have been reviewing TEXTURE, an element of art. They began with a quick owl sketch using shapes and created different textures inside of the owl using texture plates and crayons. Then they had a painting day where they used tempera paints and a variety of texture tools to create textured papers. They …
First and Second grade artists in Mrs. Salami’s class created Picasso-inspired self-portraits! After looking at some of Picasso’s cubist artwork, each artist drew themselves in a cubist style. They tried to show different parts of their faces from different points of view and changed some of the shapes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgZPN5SC5J8 Oil pastels were used to color …
Second grade artists are learning about texture in the art room. Texture is the way something feels when you touch it. There is real texture and implied texture in artwork. After reading a story, each artist drew a monster from their imagination using shapes and lines. They used oil pastels to add implied texture …