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!

Owls of pattern.

Second grade drew owls along with me and then used crayon, oil pastel, and tempera paint to create pattern and color.  A little bit of depth through overlapping thrown in there as well.  It was a good one day activity!  Whoo!

Analogous colors.

Third grade learned about analogous colors and created these wonderful O'keeffe inspired flowers.  We also discussed balance and what it looks like in a peice of art.  Tempera paint, scissors, and glue were used for this one.

Analogous colors.

Here is a short video of a third grade class doing this project.  Happy results!

More eye studies.

I displayed these right outside my Art Room.  That way I can see who is out there.

Mondrian study.

Kindergarten learned about the primary colors and did a cut and paste collage just using squares, rectangles, and triangles....just like Piet Mondrian.  They also made creative choices with their space.

Eye study.

The fifth graders did an eye study.  We painted using tints and tones, shadows and highlights.  The students also learned the different parts of the exterior eye. SEE!

Mondrian spiders.

Second grade students were reminded about the primary colors and learned about an artist name Piet Mondrian.  The spider web was difinately more difficult than I thought it would be.  But it worked....see!

Painting techniques.



First Grade learned about painting by the use of line as well as the blotch technique.  We used a purple sheet of paper to paint on.  We also discussed  that yellow and red make orange....which happen to be Fall colors.  

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!

Yet, another monster.

I just had to throw this one on!

Monstober.

I had multiple classes do oil pastel monsters while I was out taking care of a family situation.  The students loved it as well as the sub I had.  Really, how can you not love doodling a monster.  Tis the season.

Rainbow Line Paintings

My kinders and first graders painted lines using the rainbow order.  We discussed the many different kinds of line as well as some basic color theory.  

Color schemes and patterns.

The fourth graders discussed and learned about what a color scheme is and how to use it in a design.  Also, they brought back their pattern skills from way back in kindergarten.  The students used a template I made to draw the leaf, that way there was no stress involved with this project!