Last Thursday, February 24, we had the annual BCSC art show. This showcases artwork done throughout our corporation. I selected various artwork from every grade level as well as the Life Skills class to be shown.
I had a fabulous time at the art show! I feel so proud of all my students when they are proud of their artwork! The reason I am an art teacher is to instill creativity within all my students (or if they are already full of creativity, to enhance it), to enrich their technical skills, and to show them the beauty of the world around them. When I can see the students growing every year and from project to project I burst with excitement for them! Seriously, I felt like a proud mom the whole night seeing the excitement on all the students faces!
All of the students that came to the art show had their picture taken with their artwork behind them in the display case. I am attaching these pictures to the Flikr photo stream for your viewing pleasure!
Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Art Room Update!
It's been a while since my last update! This is what we are working on here in the art room in each grade level!
Kindergarten: In this lesson, we are learning all about the color wheel! We begin our adventure in color with the primary colors, red, blue, and yellow, and then the secondary colors, orange, green, and purple. Things get exciting when we mix paint to get our secondary colors from our primary colors so we can have all the colors in the rainbow on one page. Through this lesson, students learn how to hold the paintbrush properly and paint carefully.
1st Grade: Pablo Picasso inspires this project as we learn to draw split-face self-portraits. after reading a book all about Picasso and his many stages in his artwork, we start our own masterpieces by making a practice sketch in our sketchbooks. Then we venture onto the big paper and after tracing all of our pencil marks with a permanent marker, we get to add color. We learn to make our self-portraits even more beautiful by learning to color neatly with the markers and practicing going slow and staying within the lines.
2nd Grade: With this unit, we take a trip down under to visit the culture of the Aborigines of Australia. First we look at artwork done by real Aboriginal people, done in that special style that is recognized world wide. Next we practice in our sketchbooks and make plans for our own museum-worthy pieces by drawing out our animals, figuring out a pattern, and finally choosing which colors would look best. Then the real fun begins as we re-draw our images onto the large paper, trace with permanent marker, and begin to paint our pictures. We finish by adding the dots that are found in every aboriginal artwork, the end result being aboriginal paintings with each students own creative flare.
3rd Grade: The 3rd graders are working on an artwork called a collage. This artwork is inspired by the artist, Romare Bearden, who was a famous African American collage artist. Bearden lived in New York for most of his life, growing up in the city of Harlem. The students learned about bearden's life and artwork and then began to
4th Grade: In 4th grade, we are working on building pots using the coil method. Our inspiration for this project is Greek pottery, and the students are well on their way to creating beautiful pottery! Students learn how to create a coil, and then how to build a pot using coils. I demonstrate how to create a wider pot or skinnier pot and the students continue to build up their pots.
5th Grade: The 5th graders are finishing up work on a color wheel project. First the students review primary and secondary colors, as well as vocabulary associated with each group. We then learned about the Tertiary or Intermediary colors. These colors are red-orange, yellow-green, etc. After learning about these colors the students create unique symmetrical shapes that will be the canvas for their colors on the color wheel. After their shapes are created and repeated 12 times (we are going to be creating a 12 color, color wheel) then we began to paint. The students began with the primary colors, then we learned how to mix each secondary family separately. After the painting is finished, students will be assembling all the painted shapes in a circle to form their own color wheel.
Please check out the newly added pictures to the blog located to the right!!!
Kindergarten: In this lesson, we are learning all about the color wheel! We begin our adventure in color with the primary colors, red, blue, and yellow, and then the secondary colors, orange, green, and purple. Things get exciting when we mix paint to get our secondary colors from our primary colors so we can have all the colors in the rainbow on one page. Through this lesson, students learn how to hold the paintbrush properly and paint carefully.
1st Grade: Pablo Picasso inspires this project as we learn to draw split-face self-portraits. after reading a book all about Picasso and his many stages in his artwork, we start our own masterpieces by making a practice sketch in our sketchbooks. Then we venture onto the big paper and after tracing all of our pencil marks with a permanent marker, we get to add color. We learn to make our self-portraits even more beautiful by learning to color neatly with the markers and practicing going slow and staying within the lines.
2nd Grade: With this unit, we take a trip down under to visit the culture of the Aborigines of Australia. First we look at artwork done by real Aboriginal people, done in that special style that is recognized world wide. Next we practice in our sketchbooks and make plans for our own museum-worthy pieces by drawing out our animals, figuring out a pattern, and finally choosing which colors would look best. Then the real fun begins as we re-draw our images onto the large paper, trace with permanent marker, and begin to paint our pictures. We finish by adding the dots that are found in every aboriginal artwork, the end result being aboriginal paintings with each students own creative flare.
3rd Grade: The 3rd graders are working on an artwork called a collage. This artwork is inspired by the artist, Romare Bearden, who was a famous African American collage artist. Bearden lived in New York for most of his life, growing up in the city of Harlem. The students learned about bearden's life and artwork and then began to
4th Grade: In 4th grade, we are working on building pots using the coil method. Our inspiration for this project is Greek pottery, and the students are well on their way to creating beautiful pottery! Students learn how to create a coil, and then how to build a pot using coils. I demonstrate how to create a wider pot or skinnier pot and the students continue to build up their pots.
5th Grade: The 5th graders are finishing up work on a color wheel project. First the students review primary and secondary colors, as well as vocabulary associated with each group. We then learned about the Tertiary or Intermediary colors. These colors are red-orange, yellow-green, etc. After learning about these colors the students create unique symmetrical shapes that will be the canvas for their colors on the color wheel. After their shapes are created and repeated 12 times (we are going to be creating a 12 color, color wheel) then we began to paint. The students began with the primary colors, then we learned how to mix each secondary family separately. After the painting is finished, students will be assembling all the painted shapes in a circle to form their own color wheel.
Please check out the newly added pictures to the blog located to the right!!!
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