Congrats!Hello dear readers! Congratulations to nine Olive Owls whose artwork I featured at the Dunton Administration Building. Their talent and creativity is truly impressive, and their art will be on display for the rest of the school year. Featured Artists: Emma Jones (4th grade) Aarna Banerjee (4th grade) Natalie Rich (6th grade) Philip Malloy (4th grade) Nora Camp (3rd grade) Marcella Krause (3rd grade) Ella Tiegelmann (3rd grade) Madelyn Searle (5th grade) Miller McLaughlin (2nd grade) KindergartenMuch of my kindergarten curriculum is focused on skill building and learning the essentials of being an artist. Miss. Vega's class began the year with developing their color mixing skills. After reading the story Mouse Paint, they mixed primary colors together to make secondary colors. They also developed their cutting skills, first by practicing on a worksheet, then by cutting a cool border on their paintings. Currently, kindergarten students are learning about all sorts of different lines: thin, thick, curvey, jagged, and more. When a line bends a shape begins, and shapes form the building blocks of pictures. Below are their work-in-progress abstract line watercolor resists. First GradeFirst grade students started the year by making coral reef collages! Currently, they're learning about the 93 year old Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Kusama is famous for her colorful, dotted artworks. She's especially fond of pumpkins, which is perfect for this time of year. Students are using a combination of construction paper, permanent marker, and Dot Markers to make their artworks! Second GradeGeorgia O'Keeffe inspired second graders' first big project of the year. Students used soft pastels to make close-up illustrations of their choice of flower, just like Georgia did. They also learned about her fascinating life. Currently, they're making painted leaf collages inspired by Lois Ehlert's book Leaf Man. Third GradeThird graders completed and took home paper woven baskets! Each basket contained an assortment of cute, personalized accessories. Presently, students are making symmetrical alien masks! Students watched a BrainPOP video about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. They reviewed the concept of symmetry as well. Next, they created a sketch for what they wanted their alien to look like. Following that, they explored color mixing as they create the perfect shade for their alien's skin. Fourth GradeOur fabulous fourth grade students recently completed their exploration of renowned Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. After learning about his life and art, students created spoofs of one of ten of Vincent's most famous pieces. Spoofs are tricky: they have to reference the original artwork closely enough that viewers know what the source material was, yet they also need to demonstrate creativity and imagination. Students used oil pastels and colored pencil to color their pieces. Lastly, they mounted them on brown construction paper to mimic a frame. Our 4th graders and I are super excited for our field trip to The Art Institute of Chicago this spring! While there they'll see REAL van Gogh paintings! Stay tuned for details. Fifth GradeOur 5th grade students created silhouette collages using only cut paper, glue, and their imaginations! Originally, silhouettes were a way for people have their portraits created. Students learned about positive and negative space. They also learned that the outline of a form is called its contour. Currently, our 5th graders are making space illustrations with soft pastels on black paper. One technique they're using to make their planets and moons look more realistic it to add a shadow and a highlight. Art BuffetBelow are pictures from our classroom reward day, which I call an Art Buffet!
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