Emma H., 4th grade
Students in 4th grade learned about form and shadow and how they work together through the art of Wayne Thiebaud. After analyzing how light falls across a form, students then drew and decorated their own cake, a common subject for Thiebaud. Noticing that Thiebaud often used color complements to make shadows in his art, students used chalk to add color and a complementary shadow. Emma colored her cake with orange frosting, and added both form and cast shadows with its complement, blue. Robert, 1st grade
Students in first grade looked at the art of William Johnson, a well known African American artist who developed a unique style meant to tell stories about himself and his community. Students noticed that he liked to use bright colors and simple shapes and patterns to compose his narrative art. Students then drew a picture that informs the viewer about a part of their everyday experiences. Robert decided to draw a picture of his team in action. Bella, Ms. Marbut's class
Students in Marbut's class observed details about themselves, including their skin color, hair color, and eye color. After making a colorful background, students listened to a reading of the book The Colors of Us by Karen Katz. They chose their skin color to paint their portrait. They then chose their hair and eye colors and arranged them on their portrait. Next they choose a color for their lips and drew their nose in the correct place. After they finished their faces, students went back and painted their shirts with tempera sticks. Bella decided to make stripes on her shirt. Alexis B., 5th grade
Students in 5th grade studied Georgia O'Keeffe's flower paintings. We talked about her use of the principle of art called emphasis, and students analyzed her paintings to see how it was used. They noticed that the paintings were completed from observation and drawn larger than real life. They saw that she used placement, color, texture and value to emphasize forms in her paintings. Students then looked at photographs of flowers and cropped in on one part, magnifying it, and using color and some value to emphasize a form. |
Mrs. Fosterhas taught art for the past 16 years. Archives
March 2018
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