This week, my K-2nd grade classes are drawing hot air balloons. We first read “Sebastian and the Balloon” by Philip Stead. The balloon in this book is made of quilts, which was a great introduction to our project. After drawing a simple hot air balloon, we filled each section of our balloons with pattern. Next […]
Wednesday’s 3rd-5th grade class did a still life drawing in class this week. We used vine charcoal to draw the contour of the shapes. We then began to add color with tempera paint. I encouraged them to draw what they saw, not what they knew was there. I was really impressed with the results. I […]
The Summer Art Workshop schedule is finally ready! I am so excited about all the projects lined up for this summer. We will be offering four themes this year, all in the month of July. Workshop descriptions and dates are on the attached flyer as well as on the “Summer Workshop” section of the website. […]
We had a great time last Saturday doing a Gelli plate printing birthday party. The birthday girl was turning 9, and she had 9 of her friends celebrating with her. What a great group! They produced a large amount of work and ended up with some really nice pieces.
Excited to share more painted owls from the Thursday class. Most of them chose the same type of owl to draw, but they each turned out so unique. Beautiful work! The students were very enthusiastic about painting their owls. Maybe a little too enthusiastic. : )
Wednesday’s K-2 group did just a great job finishing their painted owls! We used tempera paint. I encouraged them to explore different ways to make texture. One new technique they learned was to add texture by painting over a color with a contrasting color and using the end of their brush to carve though the […]
My 3rd-5th grade group finished painting their dream art studios. A lot of creativity went into these, and the results are really fun to look at. This was a long, detailed project. And, as much as they enjoyed it, I think some lost steam toward the end. Students in this group beg for this type […]
What a busy day we had in the K-2nd class! We completed our tissue paper collages, adding a fine black line and Modge Podge. I challenged them to really take it slow on the line work and to not worry about staying on the lines. I was so impressed with their delicate line work. Well […]
The Wednesday 3rd-5th class is still working on their imaginary studio pieces. Most have began to add color, and we will hopefully finish next week. This age group loves this type of project. As a teacher, I get frustrated. These can take a long time, and I want to be teaching a more concrete […]
Many of my 3rd-5th graders love to draw from their imaginations. I found a project that used the folk artist, Horace Pippin, for inspiration. Horace Pippin was an African American folk artist. He was self taught and painted the world around him, memories, stories, etc… We first read the book, A Splash of Red: The […]
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