Monet's Japanese bridge.

 

 

Fourth grade did their own version of Claude Monet's Japanese Bridge.  Monet had a backyard full of landscaping that he loved to paint.  Some kids like practicing basketball, soccer, football etc. in their backyard....well this guy practiced painting!  These are awesome.

Third grade poppies.

 

Third grade learned about Monet and his art of poppies.  We also learned about the importance of focal point, each student has to create a point of emphasis in their paintings.  These turned out awesome in my opinion!

Fall R.O.Y. Trees.

 

Second grade studied R.O.Y. (red, orange, yellow).  Which are warm colors, which also happen to be Fall colors.  We practiced certain painting techniques as well.  I am telling you, Westside is full of artists!

The Dot by Peter Reynolds.

 

Every art teacher and their dog know what "The Dot" is.  It is a great story to use at the beginning of the school year because it tells the student's to be confident in who they are and what they can do!  First grade painted dots however they wanted in my class this week.  Here is a video on the book in case you are interested in the story.    http://youtu.be/t5mGeR4AQdM

Ladybug time.

First grade and kindergarten did a oversized painting of a ladybug!  I figure if  we start some Spring projects now Spring will actually get here sooner.  We discussed how to paint shapes to make a picture.  I also tried to get the little students to understand what a highlight is.  Advanced I know.  These look great.  

Winter Wonder Land.





Fourth grade did some winter scenes using tempra paint.  They learned to paint in layers, what ever was furthest back in space they painted first.  This created a sense of depth.  They also practice mixing colors.  the object was to get the trees in the painting to be a slightly different shade.  

Pointillism Cardinals.

Second grade learned about the painting style called "Pointillism".  It is where you just paint using points or dots.  They used only their finger tips for this painting.  We also went through some basic facts about the Cardinal.  I am pretty sure every dot landed on their paper during this process!

The Making of Van Gogh Sunflowers.

Van Gogh Sunflowers.

Fifth grade learned about Van Gogh and the process of painting the sunflower.  We used thick brush strokes to get the same feel that Van Gogh had in his paintings.  We tried to create texture through the paint.  We also discussed composition and how to lay out a peice of art.  Very nice results.

Perspective Sea Turtles.

Third grade learned about perspective and how there are many ways to look at something.  We painted sea turtle as if  we were swimming underneath them and looking up.  We also discussed tints and tones and learned about what it means to be an endangered species.  Ceramic sea turtles are coming!

The use of SPACE.

The second graders learned about space and how the way you use space affects how you see things.  Space is basically the area around and between objects.  Second graders got it!