Kinders created self portraits and practiced their neat coloring by coloring in all the way, mixing colors and choosing realistic colors. They learned about warm and cool colors and the feelings associated with those colors. We read "I Ain't Gonna Paint No More" by Karen Beaumont and added handprints and paint splatters in warm or cool color schemes.
Third graders learned about symmetry and created Halloween/Fall themed "stained glass" symmetrical drawings on tracing paper. They needed a line of symmetry down the middle of the paper so that each side of their drawing would be perfectly symmetrical. When they are displayed on a window the light can shine through the tracing paper and the results are even more brilliant! First graders learned about cave art and the earliest people & animals. They explored Lascaux Cave online and heard about it's discovery. They aged their paper and added a handprint "signature" like we see in cave art. They used oil pastels in earthy colors and drew pictures of animals and hunts - the same themes and colors that we see in real cave art. Fourth Graders learned about Illuminated letters and manuscripts (especially the Book of Kells) along with Medieval art. They illustrated the letters of their name so that each letter would tell the viewer something about themselves, essentially creating a self portrait. They focused on their detail drawing skills and on really getting their message across. Once they finished their illuminated letters they used the artwork of Henri Matisse as inspiration to create a colorful background for their name. Third graders learned about the use of light & shadow in art and created silhouettes of trees and animals that showed off the contrast between light and shadow. They worked on blending the warm colors in their backgrounds to give the light a realistic look. Second graders learned about relief sculpture and Ancient Greek sculpture with a special focus on the Parthenon friezes. They used carving techniques on tooling foil to carve their designs and aged them using steel wool. First graders were inspired by the colors, shapes, balance, rhythm and harmony in the artwork of Henri Matisse. They created colorful & balanced compositions based on his "Drawing with Scissors" technique and his work of art "Icarus". |
AuthorMrs. Dentzer is the elementary visual arts educator at John Adams Academy. Archives
May 2016
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