KindergartenOur littlest owls have been busy at the nest since I last wrote! Kindergarten students made abstract oil pastel and watercolor resists; a house collage made up of a variety of different shapes; and a self-portrait! Below is a picture of our shape collage. Students applied their knowledge of color mixing and combined red and yellow to make orange for the background. We discussed how a horizon line separates the sky from the ground, and learned how shapes provide the foundation for artworks. First GradeAs fall turned into winter, OMS 1st graders made a painting that showed the changing of seasons. They added warm-colored tissue paper bunches to represent leaves and added a variety of cute, personalized touches. They also made a clay tea cup that connected to the famous Japanese Tea Ceremony. Second GradeSecond grade owls just finished their annual self-portrait project using a combination of crayon and oil pastel. They gathered inspiration from Frida Kahlo's animal-filled self-portraits. Here's my sample with my beloved dog Ralphie on my shoulder! Prior to that project, student painted paper in warm colors and cut out leaves from it. These leaves were collaged together to make a leaf creature with googly eyes, similar to how Lois Ehlert made her illustrations in Leaf Man. Third GradeStudents in 3rd grade finished an intensive study on Dot Painting, which is an artform originating with Australian Aborigines. Our young artists were instructed to add an object in the center of their paintings that represents their interests or personality. I'm super excited for our most recent project. Students are making a self-portrait inspired by the celebrated African American artist Kehinde Wiley. Wiley is most famous for painting Barack Obama's official presidential portrait in 2017. We're less than halfway done with the project, but here are some work in progress pictures. Students are using the technique of printmaking to make their backgrounds. Note the floral motif, which is similar to Kehinde's portraits. Fourth Grade4th graders look home their amazing nutrition-inspired projects a month or two ago. Now, they're finishing up watercolor paintings inspired by the Japanese art of Sumi-e. Sumi-e uses ink and brushes on paper to make beautiful images of nature. Below are a few finished paintings. Fifth GradeRecently, 5th graders took home Dream Bedroom Dioramas. I hadn't taught this project in about five years, so seeing the incredible creativity and craftsmanship of our students was a blast. Students learned about the role of an interior designer and how they convey mood or a theme through their color palette and other design decisions. Students also got to use 3Doodlers to create 3D printed designs. Thank you to ABC/25 for donating some to my room this year so I could have a class set! Art BuffetHere are a variety of images from our reward day in Art, called an Art Buffet!
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AuthorI'm Mr. DeMarco, Art Teacher here at Olive-Mary Stitt. Please use this blog to read about our adventures! Archives
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