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Good Morning, Artists!

Good Morning, Artists!

Deep Space Sparkle is an art organization you can follow on You Tube if you are interested. On Tuesdays they are offering art project tutorials with some freebie handouts. If you are interested, open the link for Balloon Dog, below-right. It is a painting/collage. If you do not have paint or colored papers, you could use crayons and/or markers, oil pastels, chalk pastels, colored pencils in place of the paint.

I have also added an origami frog (3D art) tutorial from YouTube. This would be best for older artists (3rd-5th gr.). It is pretty cool bc if you make it correctly, the frog will jump! You can make many and have frog jumping contests with your quarantine team! Adults and older artists, feel free to make some frogs for your little team members so they can enjoy this 3D homemade toy with you!

I hope you are all safe and healthy and making the most out of this family (quarantine team) time together!

Lesson on Balance

Lesson on Balance

Mr. Bazzi at Fordson created an excellent lesson on the Principle of Art, Balance. We have been talking about and creating with balance since kindergarten (think balance (symmetry) butterfly in your kindergarten art book). Click the link to the right for Mr.Bazzi’s Art, read about balance from his post on 3/23 and write the names of three types of balance then create a 3″x3″ sketch example of each of the three types of balance!

Be good and gracious to your parents! Most of them are learning to be a teacher for the first time and it is not easy! Be patient with them as they learn so they can help you!

Do you have any questions for me?

How can I help?

What types of art learning experiences would you like me to provide to you?

You could photo your art and email it to me! I would LOVE to see what you are creating!

Thank you to the students that have been doing this already!

Have fun and stay safe!

I love and miss you all!!!

Online Museum Tours!

Online Museum Tours!

Check out the new link for touring famous museums! To get credit for this toward your weekly art time, take notes on the art you see and/or like and why you feel this way about the art! Be sure to write about art specifics…like the elements of art (line, texture, value, color, space, form, shape) and any of the principles of art (pattern, rhythm, movement, unity, balance, contrast, emphasis) that apply. Be sure to include the museum and the name of the art and the artist (if it is known) and when it was created.

ART Clarification of Remote Learning…..

ART Clarification of Remote Learning…..

Below is my post from 3/13/2020

Grades K-2 and 4-5 have 90 minutes of art per week. Grade 3 has 45 minutes of art per week.  Have your artist spend that much time working from any or all of the following 3 options. Of course, parents, you are allowed to assign them MORE ART than the allotment we have at school!  The only wrong answer on any of the lessons I have provided is poor or no effort! Have your artist label their art with the name of each lesson and their name on the back before bringing it back to school with them when we return. 

3 Options (More options will be added later)

1. 40 Ideas/Prompts for Drawing (below),

2. Muffalo Potato in the links to the right and

3. Art for Kids Hub also in the links to the right.

40 Ideas/Prompts for Drawing!

You do not need special drawing paper, anything is fine, including mail or the backs of old school work, copy paper, or if you have drawing paper, that is fine to use!  Just have fun CREATING!!!!! 

For all drawings, include a foreground, middleground and background.  Add color if you have crayons, colored pencils, markers, chalk or oil pastels or paint! Just NOT Mom’s lipstick or nail polish!!! Lol!

Day 1: Draw a vase and a beautiful arrangement of flowers.

Day 2: Draw a vase and a beautiful arrangement of alien flowers.

Day 3: Draw your idea of paradise.

Day 4: Draw a picture of someone you love and why you love them.

Day 5: If a dog could draw, what would their art look like?  Draw it.

Day 6: Why are people afraid to draw cemeteries at night?  Draw it.

Day 7: Draw a necktie and design an interesting pattern on it.

Day 8: Draw a trophy for yourself.  Design it for what you do best.

Day 9: Draw a city on another planet.  

Day 10: You are a toy designer; draw your new toy.

Day 11: Create a new television show. Draw a logo for your t.v. show.

Day 12: What will you be doing in 20 years?  Draw yourself doing that.

Day 13: Draw a perfect garden for yourself.

Day 14: Draw a scene from when you were 3-years-old.

Day 15: Draw a parade.

Day 16: Create a new symbol for love.

Day 17: Draw a picture of where you would like to fly to.

Day 18: Draw a poster to advertise your favorite movie.

Day 19: Draw a construction site.

Day 20: Draw a view from an airplane.

Day21: Recreate VanGogh’s Starry Night.  Put your house in it.

Day 22: Draw Kandinsky’s World.

Day23: Draw a picture of a visit with someone you want to meet.

Day 24: Draw a garden from the view of an insect.

Day 25: Draw the world’s most amazing sand castle

Day 26: Draw an underground house.

Day 27: Draw a space command center.

Day 28: Draw a view under a magnifying glass, include the magnifying glass

Day 29: Draw a boat you would like to travel around the world in.

Day 30: Draw a scientist’s top secret project.

Day 31:  Draw a picture of yourself if you grew flowers instead of hair.

Day 32: An imaginative architect has changed the look of the skyline with an innovative new building; draw the building.

Day 33: Draw a modern house which would still look good in a neighborhood with older houses.

Day 34: Draw your dream classroom.

Day 35: Design a dream playground.

Day 36:  Draw/design a new park for Disneyland.

Day 37:  Draw your favorite animal.

Day 38:  Draw your favorite animal wearing a costume for a celebration.

Day 39:  Draw something meaningful to your family.

Day 40:  Design a new, futuristic bicycle.

Here are a couple names of You Tube sites you can check for guided (step-by-step)drawing fun!

Art for Kids Hub

Muffalo Potato

These are NOT the links. You will need to type in the names when you open up You Tube to the search bar! OR Check my Class Links to the right!

I miss you already and hope you have fun with these ideas! I can be reached via. email at thomass@dearbornschools.org. Check back to my blog as I will be adding more art activities!!! Please keep all that you create and bring it to art when you return! Just put your name on everything! If you have a folder or portfolio or would like to make a folder or portfolio to put it in, that would be a great way to keep it together but is not necessary!

40 Drawing Ideas and More!

40 Drawing Ideas and More!

40 Days of Drawing!

There are 40 Days in case you would like to do more than 1 drawing in a day!

You do not need special drawing paper, anything is fine, including mail or the backs of old school work, copy paper, or if you have drawing paper, that is fine to use!  Just have fun CREATING!!!!! 

For all drawings, include a foreground, middleground and background.  Add color if you have crayons, colored pencils, markers, chalk or oil pastels or paint! Just NOT Mom’s lipstick or nail polish!!! Lol!

Day 1: Draw a vase and a beautiful arrangement of flowers.

Day 2: Draw a vase and a beautiful arrangement of alien flowers.

Day 3: Draw your idea of paradise.

Day 4: Draw a picture of someone you love and why you love them.

Day 5: If a dog could draw, what would their art look like?  Draw it.

Day 6: Why are people afraid to draw cemeteries at night?  Draw it.

Day 7: Draw a necktie and design an interesting pattern on it.

Day 8: Draw a trophy for yourself.  Design it for what you do best.

Day 9: Draw a city on another planet.  

Day 10: You are a toy designer; draw your new toy.

Day 11: Create a new television show. Draw a logo for your t.v. show.

Day 12: What will you be doing in 20 years?  Draw yourself doing that.

Day 13: Draw a perfect garden for yourself.

Day 14: Draw a scene from when you were 3-years-old.

Day 15: Draw a parade.

Day 16: Create a new symbol for love.

Day 17: Draw a picture of where you would like to fly to.

Day 18: Draw a poster to advertise your favorite movie.

Day 19: Draw a construction site.

Day 20: Draw a view from an airplane.

Day21: Recreate VanGogh’s Starry Night.  Put your house in it.

Day 22: Draw Kandinsky’s World.

Day23: Draw a picture of a visit with someone you want to meet.

Day 24: Draw a garden from the view of an insect.

Day 25: Draw the world’s most amazing sand castle

Day 26: Draw an underground house.

Day 27: Draw a space command center.

Day 28: Draw a view under a magnifying glass, include the magnifying glass

Day 29: Draw a boat you would like to travel around the world in.

Day 30: Draw a scientist’s top secret project.

Day 31:  Draw a picture of yourself if you grew flowers instead of hair.

Day 32: An imaginative architect has changed the look of the skyline with an innovative new building; draw the building.

Day 33: Draw a modern house which would still look good in a neighborhood with older houses.

Day 34: Draw your dream classroom.

Day 35: Design a dream playground.

Day 36:  Draw/design a new park for Disneyland.

Day 37:  Draw your favorite animal.

Day 38:  Draw your favorite animal wearing a costume for a celebration.

Day 39:  Draw something meaningful to your family.

Day 40:  Design a new, futuristic bicycle.

Here are a couple names of You Tube sites you can check for guided (step-by-step)drawing fun!

Art for Kids Hub

Muffalo Potato

These are NOT links. You will need to type in the names when you open up You Tube to the search bar!

I miss you already and hope you have fun with these ideas! I can be reached via. email at thomass@dearbornschools.org. Check back to my blog as I will be adding more art activities!!! Please keep all that you create and bring it to art when you return! Just put your name on everything! If you have a folder or portfolio or would like to make a folder or portfolio to put it in, that would be a great way to keep it together but is not necessary!

ART ROOM NEEDS WIRE HANGERS! We also need freshly laundered legs-only of tights/panty hose for a really cool project!

ART ROOM NEEDS WIRE HANGERS! We also need freshly laundered legs-only of tights/panty hose for a really cool project!

Yup! Just the legs! You can cut off the the brief part and just send in the legs!!!

The white wire hangers from the dry cleaner work best and are easiest for the little hands of our kiddos to manipulate!

Just send these items in a bag to the art room!

Thanks BUNCHES!!!!