Kindergarten students learned about how to create a tint by adding white to a color! Students created tints of primary colors by mixing paint and added these pastels to their clay crosses. Next week, students will apply acrylic gloss to seal the paint and celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday and Read Across America day.
First grade
First graders put the finishing touches on their foil skyscrapers before taping them to a long white paper to create a 3-D cityscape! After learning how artists have used art to tell stories for many years, students imagined stories that could happen in a city setting and drew the details for the stories to come true! For example, students imagined stories that involved taxi cabs, fountains and airplanes in an airport. They drew these details in crayon and marker. Great job, first grade!
Also, first grade Jim Dine Valentine hearts are on display in the cafeteria! Check back soon for photos.
Second grade
After applying glue to create line for their cityscapes, second graders applied layers of thick chalk pastel to create vibrant colors on the black construction paper. Students learned different techniques for the chalk pastel and that sometimes, you don't want to smear it for the brightest colors! We experimented with layering different colors and creating shades, tints and secondary colors. Results were dramatic and very varied.
Third graders continued working on mixed media newsprint paintings! Check back for photo updates next week.
Fourth grade
Fourth grade created "quilt" borders for their Tar Beach-inspired city dreamscapes before creating brightly colored city buildings from construction paper. The final touch is to put a self-portrait flying through the sky, as Faith Ringold did her Caldecott Award winning children's classic! Students will complete these lively collages next week.
Fifth grade did not meet this week because of President's Day. See you next week, 5th grade!
Sixth grade
Sixth grade concluded their negative space city paintings by putting the finishing touches on using watercolor pencil. Watercolor pencil offers more control and options for creating texture. Here are some lovely student examples:
Seventh grade
Seventh grade finished construction of their cardboard relief cities. Many students began painting the cityscape dark brown or black. Next week, students will complete painting and begin applying oil pastels in vibrant colors to pop off of the dark paint!
Eighth grade
Many 8th graders completed the application of their printmaking foregrounds to their mixed media printmaking atmospheric cities! Next week, students will learn about African masks in their study of Multicultural art!
Here are the completed Nativity pieces:
Great work, students!
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