August 10th is just around the corner! I am busy preparing the art room this week.
I can't wait to begin a new school year at Lake Forest and see all my "little artists"!
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Artwork is coming home!
I am sending tons of artwork home this week with my students! We are slowly coming to the end of our first year at Lake Forest Elementary and all the beautiful artwork that has been displayed is coming down! Oh, how sad.......... just think about what next year will bring!
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
SNAILS, SNAILS and more SNAILS!
First graders have been waiting the arrival of snails in the art room! Students have been learning all about snails, their habitat and what makes these little creatures so special, those COOL spiral lines found on their shells! To be able to draw snails, students were able to view actual snails at their tables while working! It was a snail FRENZY! First graders were excited and able to put real life within their drawings using patterns, shape and line!Fifth Grade Atmospheric Landscapes
Fifth Grade has just completed their "Atmospheric Perspective" landscapes! Students learned how to create value by creating various value scales before painting their landscapes with watercolors. Silhouettes within their landscapes were created in the foreground, middleground and background by using black construction paper!
Thursday, April 23, 2009
What is going on in the ART ROOM?
Kindergarten will be viewing many famous artists self portraits and drawing their own self portrait! We will discuss facial features, and shapes that make up our face. Students will be use black glue, tissue paper and paint to complete their masterpieces.
First grade is learning about all about snails and how spiral lines and patterns are found on many of their shells. Students are creating drawings of snails using many patterns and lines,especially SPIRAL lines. They will finish up their drawings with a crayon resist method! I even have real snails in a terrarium for students to look at in the art room. WOW!
Second grade is learning all about Leonardo daVinci and creating their own "Modern Mona" with a twist! Stop and ask one of my students about Leonardo and what they know about the Mona Lisa!! A Mona Lisa powerpoint is continuously showing different Mona Lisa's in the art room. Ms. Krass downloaded many musicians who sing about Mona Lisa in various songs, these songs are playing during the revolving powerpoint!
Third grade is working on their own radial weaving using various color schemes. Warm and cool colors, complementary colors and analogous colors. A radial weaving is a weaving in the shape of a circle. My students hands are furiously working in their craftsmanship while weaving.
Fourth grade was introduced to the artwork of Keith Haring and is gestural figures that make him so famous. Students learned how to create gestural drawings using each other as models. Students are using their gestural sketches to create their own Keith Haring inspired drawing, spray paint and all!
Fifth grade is learning about value and creating different value scales using pencils and paint. Students are using their value scales to help them create atmospheric perspective within an landscape.
First grade is learning about all about snails and how spiral lines and patterns are found on many of their shells. Students are creating drawings of snails using many patterns and lines,especially SPIRAL lines. They will finish up their drawings with a crayon resist method! I even have real snails in a terrarium for students to look at in the art room. WOW!
Second grade is learning all about Leonardo daVinci and creating their own "Modern Mona" with a twist! Stop and ask one of my students about Leonardo and what they know about the Mona Lisa!! A Mona Lisa powerpoint is continuously showing different Mona Lisa's in the art room. Ms. Krass downloaded many musicians who sing about Mona Lisa in various songs, these songs are playing during the revolving powerpoint!
Third grade is working on their own radial weaving using various color schemes. Warm and cool colors, complementary colors and analogous colors. A radial weaving is a weaving in the shape of a circle. My students hands are furiously working in their craftsmanship while weaving.
Fourth grade was introduced to the artwork of Keith Haring and is gestural figures that make him so famous. Students learned how to create gestural drawings using each other as models. Students are using their gestural sketches to create their own Keith Haring inspired drawing, spray paint and all!
Fifth grade is learning about value and creating different value scales using pencils and paint. Students are using their value scales to help them create atmospheric perspective within an landscape.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Go GREEN, Make ART!
Create instant art projects! Before tossing scrap paper or food boxes in to the recycle bin, take a quick minute to cut some odd shapes out of them. Think tissue boxes, cracker, and cereal boxes, colored office paper, and tissue and wrapping paper. Stash the pieces in an envelope and pull them out when you are ready to get creative with your children. Use them for a wide assortment of art projects, including: posters, murals or mosaics; or shape and color identification! Have fun and pull out all your art materials! Get CREATIVE and go GREEN!
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Please donate yarn to the art room!
The art room is in need of yarn for a Third Grade weaving lesson! If you have any yarn that you would like to donate to the art room, we would appreciate it. It doesn't matter what color or thickness. Third graders are creating a radial weaving and using a paper plate as their loom. Each third grader has chosen a color scheme for their unique weaving.
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