Monday, September 30, 2013

Warhol Inspired Cats

Second grade students learned about Pop Artist Andy Warhol and his colorful paintings of cats. They drew their own cats and included many details to tell a story about the setting for their cat. Their cat drawings were then painted using pop art inspired colors.


 

 







Friday, September 27, 2013

Hot or Cool Shoes

This lesson incorporated both contour line drawings as well as color theory as 5th grade students drew shoes from observation and then filled their background with many creative details to create a setting for their shoes. Students then used contrasting warm and cool colors as they completed their works of art using water colors.










Hooray for Fish Paintings

Kindergarten students heard the story Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins in art class and used a variety of lines, shapes and colors as they created their own delightful fish paintings.

Monday, September 23, 2013

Matisse Fish Bowls

First grade students studied the work of Henri Matisse and his still life painting title "The Goldfish" in art class. Students then use their knowledge of 3-D forms to draw a cylinder for a fish bowl and then added a variety of details and patterns to tell a story about the interior of their rooms that they created.