Wow!!

The 2010/2011 school year is starting out to be one of the best ones ever if you are judging by the look of the hallways. Every student has or has had a piece of art on display already and it all looks great. I hope parents get a chance to see the great art in the halls sometime soon. Currently on display:

Kdg- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Trees. We looked for inspiration from one of our favorite books and really exercised our fine motor skills. Kinders practiced tearing, cutting, glueing, and stamping!

1st - Abstract Names with Color Theory. 1st graders were inspired by the art work of Stuart Davis. They abstracted their names by rearranging letters, overlapping, making letters a variety of sizes, etc. Then after a quick intro to color theory and mixing, students mixed up the secondary colors using the 3 primary colors (plus a little white!)

2nd - Crazy Cactus. 2nd graders worked on creating the art principle of rhythm by repeating lines, colors, and shapes on their crazy cacti! The best part - homemade puffy paint!!!!

3rd- Blast off to a Great New Year! 3rd graders worked on combining simple shapes to make the complex shape of a space shuttle. They reviewed and practiced proper painting techniques. Then they collaged their shuttle on top of a painting of "blast off".

4th - Group Non-objective Paintings. These are spotlighted on the cork board in the mainhall. The paintings are stunning and according to one 4th grader "the most fun project Ive ever done in art!" We worked hard on learning new vocabulary words and using them to talk about the paintings.

5th - Linear Landscapes with Watercolor Techniques. If you are the parent of a 5th grader, get ready to frame some art. These are amazing. They practiced with 4 diff. watercolor techniques - salting, glazing, sponging, and wet on wet.

6th - Color Theory Review and Creating Rhythm. 6th graders reviewed color theory and choose 4 color schemes to recreate ala Kandinsky. They then were introduced to the principle of rhythm and cut up their designs to create new rhythms.