Kindergarten Fall Trees

This week, Kindergarten embarked on a whole new frontier in the art room...PAINTING! This may not sound very challenging, but believe me it can be. Luckily, this entire Kindergarten class is a dream, and they have done so well their first day experimenting with this medium. We also, are using something else new to them, called oil pastels. These are like thick, creamy crayons. They're one of my favorite mediums to use in the art room.  Here's how we created them!

This project just took one 45 minute art class.

This week in Art!

I'm LOVING the fall projects we've been working on! The students are doing a GrrrrrEAT job! Mrs. Stacey is so very proud of all their hard work, perseverance, and creativity that they have been applying to their awesome art!

4th Grade Spooky Sky Value Paintings

This week 4th grade will start their Spooky Sky value paintings!

Here's how we created ours!

1st Grade Van Gogh Sunflowers

First grade has been working on their Van Gogh sunflowers for a couple of weeks now. This is a challenging lesson for them, but they're doing well! We're getting our inspiration from Vincent Van Gogh's painting, Fourteen Sunflowers 1888. 

Day 1: 

Kindergarten Pumpkins!

Today we started the cutest little pumpkins in the patch with Kindergarten, and they did such a great job! I love all their toothy grins! We made these in under 45 minutes too! It was a super fun one day project, that fit in many skills! We even had a couple of extra minutes to paint the next class some orange paper to use! Whew!! :D

To create these pumpkins....

5th Grade Printmaking Calaveras 💀 or Sugar Skulls

 For the past few art classes, 5th grade has been working on their printmaking project, and learning about the Mexican holiday, Dia de los muertos. Calaveras, or skulls, are one of the many symbols of this meaningful holiday, and will be the subject matter for this project! We will be learning about the customs of this time and how it celebrates the memory of loved ones, no longer here. There are a lot of colorful decorations such as, candles, flowers, food, photographs, that decorate the "ofrendas" of their loved ones. You will see many calaveras that are covered in designs and color, in the decor, and that is where we're getting our inspiration from. We're also learning about another country's culture in the process, which is one of our art standards! Here is a great website that further describes the customs of this day

Dia De los Muertos facts

Here is the process by which these artworks are created!

2nd Grade Starry Night Pumpkins 🎃

This week, we looked at the art of Vincent Van Gogh, talked about the Element of Art, VALUE, and started creating these cute lil pumpkin paintings! Here's Van Gogh's painting, we were inspired by. 
Starry Night

Here's how we did it!

Kindergarten Line Sculptures

This week, Kindergarten is learning about lines, and they're creating their very own line sculpture! I love how well they are listening, how hard they are working, and how unique each little sculpture is! We got our inspiration from, a super fun art teacher in Nashville, Cassie Stephens. Click on her name, and you'll be transported to her UH-MAZING blog.

This project was done in one 45 minute class, so the students were able to take their art home today! I had the strips already cut out, demonstrated how to glue them down on my document camera, and then let them take the reins! I think they did a wonderful job! Here are a few of their finished examples. Great job Kindergarten!!

3rd grade Dia de los Muertos Cats

Today we started our Dia de los Muertos cats! This project was inspired by the folk art from Mexico, and another fabulous art teacher on the blog Paintbrush Rocket. Mrs. Stacey discussed this holiday, and showed examples of the beautiful art and decor centered around this special time. We also saw examples of this holiday in current cartoons like Elena of Avalor, and the moive The Book of Life. We learned that Dia de los Muertos or Day of the dead, is a Hispanic holiday that celebrates the memory of our loved ones. We talked about how all the use of bright colors, flowers, candles, food, and art make this a festive time, instead of a sad one. Here's how we create our own Dia de los muertos gatos!

This week in ART!

This week in ART, we are creating some really fun things!