Second grade - cropped flowers

In this art project students second grade students have been focusing on the elements of space and value.

Students first chose an image of a flower. They were asked to crop the image using a viewfinder. A viewfinder is a tool used by artists to look through to help focus on the object they are drawing. The viewfinder helps the second grade artist zoom in on one part of the flower. Using the image inside the viewfinder students activated the edges of their paper by allowing the petals to fall off when they drew.

After drawing students focused on the flowers colors. Students learned to use values when painting or coloring the flower. Value is the light and dark of a single color. For example light blue, medium blue, and dark blue.

Kindergarten - Noisy Paintbox

In art class, Kindergarten students learned about the artist Wassily Kandinsky. Together we read The Noisy Paint Box written by Barb Rosenstock. In the book, students learned how Wassily Kandinsky was an influential Russian painter and art theorist. He is credited with painting one of the first abstract artworks. He was very inspired by the music. We learned that Kandinsky could even see colors when he listened to music. While listening to classical music, the Kindergarten students used cups to stamp circles using black paint. When the black paint was dry, the students painted the circles and background different colors. Students chose the colors by listening to the music and guessing what color Kandisky would choose to match the sound. 

Third Grade Mattise Bowls

Henri Matisse Shape Sculptures

Check out the incredible sculptures created by some of the 3^rd grade artists!

In this project, the 3^rd grade artists learned about the artist Henri Matisse. Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of color and shape. 

In class, we discussed the two different types of shapes, organic and geometric. After choosing one kind of shape to draw, students cut out their shapes from construction paper. Then using an armature (framework on which a sculpture is molded) the students used paper mache to create their bowl sculptures. The students had a choice to create a bowl on a table, a hanging planter bowl, or a chandelier-like bowl. Some even wore their sculptures as hats!