Art Club Pinwheels!

These past few weeks students in art club have made pinwheels. To decorate their pinwheels they used a different techniques and art materials for each section. Take a look at the end product!

3rd Grade: Roman Bird Mosaics!

This past week 3rd grade students wrapped up their studies of Roman mosaics by creating their own mosaics. I first showed students how to draw birds through drawing basic shapes and then moving to more detail. These students really put into practice the virtue of Perseverance with this project because of the great attention to detail it requires. Each piece took weeks to prepare and glue. Students needed to rely on color and shape to create form. I am very impressed with what they created and you should be very proud!


Take a look at some of the work they did:

5th Grade: Portraits!

In 5th Grade, students have continued their studies into art of the Renaissance. The Renaissance began in Italy but quickly spread to other areas of Europe. This became known as the Northern Renaissance. Thus far, students have studied the works of Northern Renaissance artists such as Jan Van Eyck and Albrecht Durer. In looking closer at the incredible realism that these artists spent their lives achieving in their artwork, students have become inspired to learn how to draw portraits. Last week we focused on learning how to draw facial features. This week students have now learned how to use the proper proportions to combine these facial features into a portrait. Although, they may not see it, I have seen an incredible improvement in a very short time. You should be proud!

4th Grade: Islamic Tiles

To start off our unit on Islamic Art students learned how to use line, shape, and symmetry to create beautiful Islamic tile designs. Students practiced radial symmetry by repeating a simple design made in one corner of their paper with oil pastels three times around the center. Here are some examples of excellent student work:

Drawing Birds!

I had a little extra time between projects this quarter to warm up the students with some drawing practice. Third, Fourth, and Fifth grade students each had the opportunity to learn how to draw birds. We practiced drawing basic shapes by locking our wrists and moving our entire arm to create nice clean and smooth lines. Students were reminded that each complex drawing starts out with very simple shapes and lines and then gradually becomes more detailed and coherent. 

Take a look at some of the amazing work these little artists did. 

3rd Grade: The Scream!

At the end of the first quarter 3rd Grade students completed a guided master copy of The Scream by Edvard Munch. The unit began with an introduction to Impressionism and Expressionism. Students learned the characteristics of Impressionism and Expressionism. Students learned how to use oil pastels to blend and mix colors on the paper in a similar way that Munch did in his work. Take a look at some of their work: