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 […]
This week two of my classes learned about Kandinsky and began a tissue paper collage. We first read The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock. This is a great book that explains how Kandinsky found his way to abstract art. It is thought he had a genetic disorder that caused him to actually see […]
Thursday’s K-2nd grade class finished their bird collages. They really created some wonderfully exotic birds. They added some great detail and really gave a lot of thought to the placement of each bird in their trees. They finished pieces are just wonderful!
I knew students would be finishing their projects at different times this week. Some would need a short project to fill the hour. Fellow art teacher, Carol Cormier, shared this project. I knew it would be just perfect! Students first drew a tree with some leaves, then cut shapes from various papers. They glued these […]
The last two weeks, we have been working on a painting/collage of birds in cherry blossom trees. I loved that this project taught skills, like applying a graded wash with watercolor, while allowing for a lot of creativity. We started by painting a bright sunset in watercolor. Then, we created “blob” birds on a separate […]
Last night I did my first birthday party for grown ups. ; ) It was a wonderful group! We did an hour of Gelli plate printing. They were great sports about trying something new, and there were some amazing results. I wish I had taken pictures of some of the finished pieces, definitely some […]
Wednesday’s 3rd-5th grade class finished their Georgia O’Keefe inspired flowers. This project was adapted from Denise Logan’s Amazing Art Projects for Children. We started with a pencil drawing of a flower, then painted the flower in watercolor. After the watercolor was dry, we added more depth with chalk pastels. The finishing touch was squeezable paint […]
Thursday’s K-2nd grade class finished their glue/pastel portraits. The final step of rolling ink on the glued lines was a new technique with interesting results. Each piece really has a unique personality. Some students loved the results, and some didn’t like the lack of control with the ink. It was a little scary. I appreciate […]
This week, many of my students will be learning about Georgia O’Keeffe. She dreamt of becoming an artist in a time in America when women couldn’t vote, and female artists were unheard of. She followed her inner voice, pursued her dream, and became one of the earliest recognized female artists. I can only touch on […]
I really hope everyone had a restful break. It was great to get back to art class again. I loved hearing about everyone’s vacations. I have some great project ideas and hope I can implement a few of them this session. Today’s 3-5th grade class began a project based on Georgia O’Keeffe’s flower paintings. […]
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