Kindergarten students have been learning to weave! We talked about the places we might see weaving around us- in clothes, blankets, art, and even spider webs! Kindergarteners created paper looms by drawing lines and cutting, and then wove strips of paper which they had previously decorated with lines through the looms. Weaving is a challenging skill to learn in Kindergarten, and I'm so proud of their hard work.
First Graders have been working on designing their line monsters- they used the lines they found in the art room and courtyard as inspiration. Their imagination does the rest to create zany and creative monsters! They've started to use an oil-resist technique to add color by outlining their monster and its textures in oil pastel and then using bright tempera paint cakes to fill in the rest of the space.
Second Graders have wrapped up their superhero self-portraits and are on to a new project- and it's a mystery! They've created a non-objective (ask your second grader what that means in the art world!) shape by dropping a piece of string on a piece of paper and tracing the outline. Next, they used special painting tools to add color and lines to the back of their mystery shape. Stay tuned to find out what we'll do with those shapes next!
Third Graders are becoming experts on Henri Matisse and using his artwork as inspiration for a still-life aquarium collage! We talked about the ways artists can change styles and be inspired by other artists, and saw firsthand how Matisse began as a realist painter and then moved toward the fauve style. Ask your third grader what they know about fauves and how they are using that knowledge as inspiration for their still-life.
Fourth Graders have started a spooky cityscape project! We discussed how artists use value in two-dimensional work to create three-dimensional illusions. We looked at lots of examples and found the hues, shades, and tints in some famous artwork. Next, we discussed the way color choices in art can affect the mood of a piece. Students created a "spooky sky" using tempera cakes, making their own shades and tints by adding appropriate amounts of water. Next up, we will discuss architecture and create our own architecture for our cities!
Fifth Graders are working on a humerous project- fish pun prints! To start, we looked at lots of examples of visual puns, and then brainstormed our own pun ideas. Next, students drew a sea creature that could be interpreted as a pun (for example: clownfish, but instead of drawing an actual clownfish, drawing a fish with a giant nose and clown hair and polka dots). They are in the process of transferring these drawings onto printing plates, and then they will learn about the printing process and create their own edition of prints!
I'm proud (as always) of all of CSES's artists! Keep up the great work. :)
First Graders have been working on designing their line monsters- they used the lines they found in the art room and courtyard as inspiration. Their imagination does the rest to create zany and creative monsters! They've started to use an oil-resist technique to add color by outlining their monster and its textures in oil pastel and then using bright tempera paint cakes to fill in the rest of the space.
Second Graders have wrapped up their superhero self-portraits and are on to a new project- and it's a mystery! They've created a non-objective (ask your second grader what that means in the art world!) shape by dropping a piece of string on a piece of paper and tracing the outline. Next, they used special painting tools to add color and lines to the back of their mystery shape. Stay tuned to find out what we'll do with those shapes next!
Third Graders are becoming experts on Henri Matisse and using his artwork as inspiration for a still-life aquarium collage! We talked about the ways artists can change styles and be inspired by other artists, and saw firsthand how Matisse began as a realist painter and then moved toward the fauve style. Ask your third grader what they know about fauves and how they are using that knowledge as inspiration for their still-life.
Fourth Graders have started a spooky cityscape project! We discussed how artists use value in two-dimensional work to create three-dimensional illusions. We looked at lots of examples and found the hues, shades, and tints in some famous artwork. Next, we discussed the way color choices in art can affect the mood of a piece. Students created a "spooky sky" using tempera cakes, making their own shades and tints by adding appropriate amounts of water. Next up, we will discuss architecture and create our own architecture for our cities!
Fifth Graders are working on a humerous project- fish pun prints! To start, we looked at lots of examples of visual puns, and then brainstormed our own pun ideas. Next, students drew a sea creature that could be interpreted as a pun (for example: clownfish, but instead of drawing an actual clownfish, drawing a fish with a giant nose and clown hair and polka dots). They are in the process of transferring these drawings onto printing plates, and then they will learn about the printing process and create their own edition of prints!
I'm proud (as always) of all of CSES's artists! Keep up the great work. :)