Winter is here!

We have started making all sorts of wonderful art inspired by the cold weather!  We have been learning about color, highlights and shadows, drawing complex shapes, so many wonderful concepts!  I will break them down when I get some extra time.  But for now, I wanted to post some pictures so you could enjoy them!  Bundle up and ENJOY!!

Sunset Silhouettes

Third grade students now understand that a silhouette is a dark image against a light-colored background.  To create these wonderful fall pictures, students explored a wet-on-wet watercolor technique called a drip painting.  They first wet the paper and then dripped on the sunset colors.  Watching the colors drip down the paper created a lot of excitement in the art room!  The colors blended nicely into each other, creating our light colored background.  For the dark image, students used india ink and painted things they might see outside.  We practiced painting trees, and most choose to include one in their final picture. 

Beautiful Butterflys

Here comes the SUN!

Clay Penguins

1st graders had a blast...an arctic blast..creating these fun penguins. Students learned clay techniques such as pinching and pulling, and scratch to attach.

"In the garden"

Out of this world shapes!

Students used geometric shapes to create one of a kind robots and rockets. They are designed to help kids out. Here are some of the ideas the students had..."my robot is mad because people are polluting the water!" "I designed my robot to play basketball and I love it. And I thought it would look cool." "My robot diver dived and saved somebody. He is a water police."
Very CREATIVE second and third graders!!