As spring approaches, we are super busy in the art room. We have learned so many new concepts, skills and techniques that have prepared us for a smorgasbord of art adventures! Take a look below to see the wide range of art activities happening at English Landing.
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Kindergarten used Play-Doh to practice their pinch pots. We used texture to create designs.
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After a lot of practice, we were ready for the real thing! Kinders made these pinch pots out of air drying model magic....
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and painted them with tempera paint.
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A mountain of Kindergarten pinch pots!
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First grade read the book Why Is Blue Dog Blue? by George Rodrigue. It is a great book about how artists make pictures to express themselves! We carefully studied the blue dog illustrations, and then drew our own dogs. We used only primary colors to paint our pictures.
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Blue Dog painting in progress.
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We outlined our Blue Dogs carefully with black paint. What great practice for fine motor skills!!!
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Completed Blue Dog
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Completed Blue Dog
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Completed Blue Dog
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2nd grade is working on self portraits. We spent a long time studying the porportions of the human face to make our drawings look realistic. By looking in our portrait mirrors, we could include in our drawings the things that make each of us unique.
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We also learned how to blend colors together to create realistic skin tones, hair colors, and shadows.
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Completed portrait
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Completed portrait
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Completed portrait
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Completed portrait
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Primary Painter's Challenge!!!! 3rd grade made as many colors as possible using only red, yellow, and blue.
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We cut our challenge paintings into tiny pieces and used them to create beautiful animal mosaics!
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Beautiful!
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Great job 3rd grade!
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4th grade is working on a mixed media project. We were inspired by the book Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold. Our artworks depict special places or events in our lives. We added a collage border around the edges to look like a quilt, since that is what Ringgold does to her artwork.
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Completed Tar Beach work
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Completed Tar Beach work
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Completed Tar Beach work
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Completed Tar Beach work
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5th grade is in the middle of a clay sculpture project. Students were to design and create an imaginary creature or monster. We used modeling clay to practice and test our ideas, and then created the final sculpture (seen above). Soon they will be painted and even more awesome!
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