Monday, November 11, 2013
3rd grade Reflections of Fall
The 3rd graders learned the watercolor technique wet-on-wet. They got the bottom half of their paper wet a little at a time and got their watercolors wet. Using a small brush they touched the wet paint on the wet paper and the color "exploded" around the paper. They used cool colors to resemble water.
Two trees with bare branches were drawn on the top half, painted and folded in half to create a print or "reflection" on the bottom half of the paper.
1st grade pumpkins!
The 1st graders used orange, yellow and white paint to paint an entire piece of paper. Once dry they cut out a pumpkin and glued it to black paper. Using white oil pastel we drew curved lines to make our pumpkin look round. We cut out a stem and made vines for the top of the pumpkin. We mixed yellow and blue oil pastel to make our leaves. Finally we drew stars, vines and a moon!
1st grade Piet Mondrian
The first graders continued the concept of lines in artwork while learning about the artist Piet Mondrian. Mondrian used vertical and horizontal lines in his art. We also talked about Mondrian's use of Primary colors.
1st grade snails
The first graders reviewed lines, shapes and patterns with this project. This was a great way to review previous knowledge and use multiple supplies. 
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
2nd grade - where the Wild Things are
In 2nd grade art class we read the book Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Sendak was not only the author but the illustrator as well. Sendaks story is about a little boy causing mischief who was sent to his room and imagined that he sailed away to the land of the Wild Things. These monsters in the story are funny and playful. We looked at the design of these monsters and created our own monsters that resembled the ones in the story. They were drawn on brown paper and colored in with oil pastels then cut out. They are just as playful and even more fun than the ones in the book!
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