2nd Grade Clay Snowmen

2nd Grade Starry Night

 

The 2^rd grade students learned about the artist Vincent Van Gogh.  We watched an animated video of “The Starry Night.” We looked at Van Gogh’s artwork and talked about how he expressed his feelings through his art.  We discussed how different colors create different moods or feelings in a painting. Van Gogh used an impasto technique, which is short, thick brushstrokes.  Students replicated Van Gogh’s style by using short, wavy lines to create their sky.  The students were able to use the cool colors to create their very own “Starry Night.”

2nd Grade Perspective Trees

The 2^nd grade students learned about the life cycle of a tree through the book, Sky Tree.  We also discussed what a life cycle is.  Students were able to use one point perspective to create a tree.  Students learned that there are many different ways you can look at an object.  Students were able to draw a tree as if they were lying underneath the tree looking up.  Students learned what TEXTURE is and created texture on their trees to look like bark.  Students also reviewed what the WARM colors are and why they are called the WARM colors.  Students were taught how to blend oil crayons to create a fall tree.  Finally students were able to learn what CONSTRAST is and how to create it in a piece of art.

3rd Grade Degas Dancers

3rd Grade Keith Haring Figures

3rd Grade Chickens

abstract colors.

The 3^rd grade students learned about the artist Grant Wood.  He was born in a small town in Iowa and was born and raised on a farm.  Grant Wood loved living on the farm and had many pets such as chickens, goats, ducks and turkeys.  When Grant was 10 years old his father past away.  He had to move into the city because his mom was unable to keep up the farm on her own.  Grant did not like the city because he felt out of place and was made fun of because he did not dress like the other kids did.   Grant was an excellent artist from an early age on and he did many things revolving around art.  He taught art, made jewelry, learned carpentry, and also decorated people’s houses.  When he joined the army during WWI his job was to paint camouflage on the tanks and canons.  Most of Grant Wood’s paintings were of farmlands because that was a huge part of his childhood.  People loved his work because they could relate to his paintings, and they were very peaceful and calming.  Grant’s most famous painting is American Gothic.  The people in this painting were actually not farmers; they were his sister and his family dentist!  The 3^rd grade students learned the difference between a 2-D and 3-D piece of art.  We discussed the various materials a sculpture could be made out of and each student was able to create their very own chicken sculpture.  We also review what ABSTRACT art is and students could choose to do their chicken with realistic or

3rd Grade Grant Wood Landscapes

 

The 3^rd grade students learned about the artist Grant Wood.  He was born in a small town in Iowa and was born and raised on a farm.  Grant Wood loved living on the farm and had many pets such as chickens, goats, ducks and turkeys.  When Grant was 10 years old his father past away.  He had to move into the city because his mom was unable to keep up the farm on her own.  Grant did not like the city because he felt out of place and was made fun of because he did not dress like the other kids did.   Grant was an excellent artist from an early age on and he did many things revolving around art.  He taught art, made jewelry, learned carpentry, and also decorated people’s houses.  When he joined the army during WWI his job was to paint camouflage on the tanks and canons.  Most of Grant Wood’s paintings were of farmlands because that was a huge part of his childhood.  People loved his work because they could relate to his paintings, and they were very peaceful and calming.  Grant’s most famous painting is American Gothic.  The people in this painting were actually not farmers; they were his sister and his family dentist!  The 3^rd grade students learned what a landscape is.  They learned that a landscape has foreground, middle ground, background and a horizon line.  By having these elements it creates depth or distance in a painting.

3rd Grade Sunflowers

 

The 3^rd grade students learned about the artist Vincent Van Gogh through a video that showed a little girl interviewing Van Gogh.  We also read the book, The Man with the Yellow House.   We looked at Van Gogh’s artwork and talked about how he expressed his feelings through his art.  We discussed how different colors create different moods or feelings in a painting. Van Gogh used an impasto  technique, which is short, thick brushstrokes.  Students learned that Van Gogh’s favorite color was yellow.  Students were able to re-create Van Gogh’s Sunflower Painting using oil crayons and blending techniques.

4th Grade Birch Trees

Students looked at Various Landscape examples and learned about Horizon Line, Foreground, Middle Ground and Background.  When adding their birch trees students had to keep in mind that smaller/skinner trees should be farther back in their landscape to create the illusion of depth.

4th Grade Self Portraits

 

 

 

The 4^th grade students were learning about character writing in their classrooms so we did a self-portrait art project where students had to describe themselves.    We discussed what an adjective is and how it gives more detail and description about a person or object.  Each student had to come up with a list of at least 8 adjectives that described themselves.  As they were doing this I took their photo.  Next students learned about value in art and how it is going from light to dark using tints and shades.  Students had to choose one color for their background and create value using water color paint.  Students used various lines and shape to create patterns overlapping on top of their background.  We also discussed how to create movement in a piece of art using lines.  Finally students were able to use metallic paint to add more detail and pattern to their piece of art. 

4th Grade Victorian "Haunted" House Sculptures

 

The 4^th grade students studied Victorian Style Architecture.  We talked about what the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and learned what an architect does.  Students were able to learn what an arch, vault, cantilever and a post and lintel are.  Students had to use at least two of these characteristics when they were designing their house sculptures and had to identify them to me.  Students were able to learn what a sculpture is and we talked about the various materials a sculpture can be made out of.  Students worked really hard using various recycled materials to create a unique haunted house sculpture.  Finally students were able to add patterns using metallic paint to complete their sculptures.