Kindergarten
Friendly Snowmen
Our kinders discussed proportions when creating this mixed media snowmen using crayons and paint.
Thiebaud Donuts
Students created a half dozen donuts inspired by the late pop artist Wayne Thiebaud. Kindergarten began with drawing in crayon and then painted over with vibrant colors for the icing. They look DELICIOUS!!!
1st Grade
Windy Winter Scenery
1st grade explored analogous colors and crayon resist techniques in this mixed media collage.
Moonlit Tree's
1st grade learned about values and how to blend colors using chalks.
2nd Grade
Penguins
Students worked on drawing proportions and painting backgrounds using warm colors.
Dalà Birds
Second grade created Dalà Birds inspired by the artist Salvador DalÃ. Student began by drawing the bird and tracing it using black glue. After drying they used warm and cool colors to paint the bird and background.
3rd Grade
Cup of Joy
Third grade students drew 3D mugs and decorated the background, tables and mugs using crayons to create different patterns. To finish them up, they used tempera paints to fill in.
4th Grade
Haring Hearts
Students created works inspired by the pop artist Keith Haring. We discussed abstractions and expressive lines.
Pysanky Birds
Fourth grade pulled inspiration from Ukrainian pysanky eggs to help design patterned roosters and chickens. We used construction paper crayons to draw and added a splash of water color paints to create values.
5th Grade
Positively Britto
Students created uplifting works inspired by the artist Romero Britto, using bold outlines and bright colors.
Color Wheel Eye's
Fifth grade explored how to mix colors using only the primary colors yellow, red, and blue. Students then turned their color wheel into an eye shape and used construction paper to add lashes.