The 2014-15 school year is off to a wonderful start! CSES artists in all six grade levels have been hard at work creating art that focuses on their identity. Each of the classes have talked about how artists use images and pictures to communicate ideas to others. Below is a brief synopsis about what your students have been up to in the art room! Be sure to check back for pictures later this week.
Kindergarten: Self-portraits. The students created backgrounds for their self-portraits using liquid watercolors! We got to be scientists in the art room and mix colors to find out what kinds of new colors we could create. We will be painting self-portraits on these colorful backgrounds in the coming weeks.
First Grade: Self-portraits. First graders used liquid watercolors to create colorful backgrounds, reviewing the concepts of color-mixing and recognizing the difference between primary and secondary colors. They will be painting a full-body self-portrait on top of these backgrounds!
Second Grade: Superhero Self-portraits. Second graders looked at the work of Roy Lichtenstein (an American artist associated with the pop art movement) and are drawing inspiration from his comic-and-commercial-art-inspired paintings. This week, they are creating backgrounds using "Ben-Day" dots by printing paint with bubble-wrap. Later, they will choose their own "super-power" (maybe they're creative, athletic, funny, brainy, stylish, kind, helpful...the list goes on!) and create their portrait around that concept.
Third Grade: Pattern & Pallette Self-portraits. Third graders are working hard to tackle face-proportions by using mirrors to draw themselves! Once they're done, they'll be using either a warm or cool color scheme and patterns to add personality to their portraits. They will get inspiration from patterns that surround us (in nature, on clothing, and of course in ART!), particular artists include Gustav Klimt and Kehinde Wiley.
Fourth & Fifth Grade: Inside-Out Self-portraits. Students in fourth and fifth grades have started to create portraits of their personalities and interests. They began brainstorming by filling out a questionnaire about themselves, and I traced the silhouette of their profile on paper. They have been using their answers to the questionnaires as inspiration for things to draw inside their heads. We've also been discussing how artists use images to communicate- and how we can think of many different ways to convey one thought or idea. Stay tuned to see what we do with the silhouettes after they've filled them up!
Kindergarten: Self-portraits. The students created backgrounds for their self-portraits using liquid watercolors! We got to be scientists in the art room and mix colors to find out what kinds of new colors we could create. We will be painting self-portraits on these colorful backgrounds in the coming weeks.
First Grade: Self-portraits. First graders used liquid watercolors to create colorful backgrounds, reviewing the concepts of color-mixing and recognizing the difference between primary and secondary colors. They will be painting a full-body self-portrait on top of these backgrounds!
Second Grade: Superhero Self-portraits. Second graders looked at the work of Roy Lichtenstein (an American artist associated with the pop art movement) and are drawing inspiration from his comic-and-commercial-art-inspired paintings. This week, they are creating backgrounds using "Ben-Day" dots by printing paint with bubble-wrap. Later, they will choose their own "super-power" (maybe they're creative, athletic, funny, brainy, stylish, kind, helpful...the list goes on!) and create their portrait around that concept.
Third Grade: Pattern & Pallette Self-portraits. Third graders are working hard to tackle face-proportions by using mirrors to draw themselves! Once they're done, they'll be using either a warm or cool color scheme and patterns to add personality to their portraits. They will get inspiration from patterns that surround us (in nature, on clothing, and of course in ART!), particular artists include Gustav Klimt and Kehinde Wiley.
Fourth & Fifth Grade: Inside-Out Self-portraits. Students in fourth and fifth grades have started to create portraits of their personalities and interests. They began brainstorming by filling out a questionnaire about themselves, and I traced the silhouette of their profile on paper. They have been using their answers to the questionnaires as inspiration for things to draw inside their heads. We've also been discussing how artists use images to communicate- and how we can think of many different ways to convey one thought or idea. Stay tuned to see what we do with the silhouettes after they've filled them up!