Monday, January 9, 2017

1st Grade - Dinosaur Paintings



Students can use shapes to draw dinosaurs and mix primary colors to paint them.



1st Grade - The Crazy-Haired Scream



After studying Edvard Munch's The Scream, the students can draw a surprised/scared expression with crazy paint blown hair.




Friday, October 7, 2016

1st Grade - Paper Weavings

Students can weave paper strips together to create a colorful checkerboard weaving.





Wednesday, January 13, 2016

5th Grade - Op Art Waves

After studying artist Bridget Riley, students can create optical illusions using lines, values, and patterns.














3rd Grade - Op Art Hands

After studying Bridget Riley, students can create an optical illusion of their hands using lines and patterns.





2nd Grade - Stained Glass Evergreens

Students can create a stained glass and Cubism inspired evergreen tree using diagonal lines along with warm and cool colors.











4th Grade - Tree Ornaments

Students can create a zoomed in collage of Christmas tree branches and ornaments using wet on wet painting techniques with analogous color theory.