1st grade self portraits

The 1st graders learned how to properly draw a face by using guide lines. These guidelines help us to put the eyes, nose, mouth and ears in the correct place. The kids were amazed to find out that our eyes are actually in the middle of our face! These were really fun and the kids did an amazing job!

ART SHOW!!!

The annual Alcott Art Show is quickly approaching. It will be TUESDAY, APRIL 16TH from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.  Like last year, all art work will be hung in the halls outside the classrooms or on tables outside the classrooms. This year I am teaming with Lisa Kuhar, a former Alcott third grade teacher, to support her campagin for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).  They are the world’s largest voluntary health

organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and

patient services.  To assist Mrs. Kuhar in her campaign, I have decided to have our Alcott 3rd graders create class projects that will be auctioned off at the art show to raise money for this foundation. Please stay tuned for mor information to come.

If you are available to help mount work for the art show, please e-mail me! JohnsonL@westerville.k12.oh.us This involves glueing the artwork to construction paper to make a double frame around it.  I could really use your help!

2nd grade Aboriginal art

We learned about the Aboriginal people who are the native Australians. We looked at the art that they made and what made it stand out from art from other places. Aboriginal art is distinguished by the animal subject matter and line and dot patterns. They would often paint on the bark of trees.
We drew two animals and focused on the use of lines and dots in patterns. We colored with crayon in patterns, created a pattern border and painted over with brown watercolor.

4th grade value hearts

The 4th graders learned about value in art and how to create different values by just adding white. The students traced a heart 3 times, overlapping each one slightly. They picked a color, painted one section of their heart that color and then added different amounts of white each time to each section creating different values.

4th grade cardinals

The 4th graders study Ohio history and Ohio animals in the classroom. In art class we looked at photographs of Cardinals, our state bird (also my favorite baseball team, but that's beside the point) we looked at male Cardinals with their bright red feathers and how they stand out particularly in the winter with a white snowy backdrop. We drew a cardinal and branches on turquoise paper, painted with tempera and added snow using white oil pastel. They all turned out great and the staff has been impressed with just how fantastic the are. :)

Happy February!

Stay tuned for some fantastic heart inspired artwork this month!!

1st grade winter landscapes

First graders reviewed the concept of foreground, background and horizon line with this one day painting lesson. They painted the small grey trees in the background at the top of the page and the larger black trees in the foreground at the bottom of the page. We talked about color mixing with black and white as well.