Young 5 and Kindergarten artists continued to mix primary colors at the beginning of November. They mixed new colors to paint around their black lines they had painted several weeks ago.
Then they began to learn about texture! They used crayons and texture plates to create a textured landscape.
Then they glued found materials with different textures to make a collage. We discussed ways to make our artwork feel balanced, too!
Next week, in December, they will be painting these collages!
First grade artists used the PTA reflection theme “Look Within” as inspiration for their next artwork!
They drew a large pair of binoculars and drew things that described them, things they liked, or ways that they feel inside of the binoculars. We talked about the difference between seeing what someone looks like and learning more about them. We love that we can use our artwork to show the world more about ourselves!
Second grade artists celebrated the season of fall with our next artwork!
They practiced printmaking and printed colorful leaves on their papers.
Then they used that they know about pattern and line variation to create designs around their leaves with metallic markers!
Third grade artists were also using patterns; they are making cities with Zentangles inside of each building.
They learned that a Zentangle design is a type of pattern that might start out simple, but when you keep adding lines or shapes, it can look much more complicated. A zentangle drawing is also thought to be relaxing to make.
They painted a paper with different colors and used textured tools to add designs during one art class. This paper will be used for the sky behind the city.
Fifth grade artists have been working on collagraphs. They wrote about a memory they have, sketched the memory on a piece of cardboard, and then glued different materials to show each piece of their drawing.
They started by making a crayon rubbing of their plate and then painted over the crayon rubbing. During the next two art classes they will print their plate with paint or ink!
