2nd grade Matryoshka dolls

4th grade Van Gogh clay tiles

Every year, 4th grade creates tiles out of clay depicting ether Starry Night or Sunflowers by Van Gogh. They have become a favorite project among students and parents. 

Students learned about Van Gogh's style if painting and his use of texture in his work. Clay is the perfect medium in which to explore texture. Students created their tile then drew into the clay adding texture as they went along. Glaze was used to finish the tiles. 

1st grade Henri Matisse still life

The first graders looked at still life paintings by the French artist Henri Matisse. We drew our still life in a similar way using multiple patterns like Matisse. Watercolor was used as we discussed various watercolor techniques. 

3rd grade Molas

3rd grade learned about Molas from Panama. Molas are layers of fabric made into a design,typically animals,and are made into clothing. The kuna Indians make Molas and are typically 2-7 layers of fabric in a variety of colors. We made ours out of paper and we cut out various shapes to create patterns. 

1st grade winter landscapes

The 1st graders learned about foreground, middle ground and background in this one day painting lesson. We painted blue paper white on the bottom half and then used very light gray paint to paint two trees on our horizon line. The next tree was in the middle of the white section and is a darker grey. The final tree in the foreground is at the bottom of the page and overlaps some of our previous trees making it look like it is in front. This one was painted black. These were a great one day landscape study. 

Snow Day.....again!

Happy Snow Day everyone. I know at this point we are all pretty much done with snow days, but I hope you enjoy a relaxing lazy day at home.  Please remember to have your child do the e-day assignment for art if your child has art today. It can be accessed by:
go to www.westerville.k12.oh.us
click on Student Portal
Click on e-day lessons
click on art and the grade level

Students have two weeks to complete and turn in.  I promise it is not too labor intensive, but it does get your child to think about art and expand upon the knowledge they have already gained in class.

Thanks!
-Mrs. Johnson