Having recently completed their Line Variety Paintings, Kindergarteners were ready to move on to a literature-inspired line drawing activity, making Line Owls in either chalk or oil pastel! Though a bit messy, students enjoyed experimenting with the unique medium in creating owls like Sarah, Percy and Bill from Owl Babies.
*Special thanks to our very first art room volunteer, Mrs. Bennett, for joining one of our kindergarten classes this Friday!*
Here is another look at some Line Variety Paintings!
First Grade
First grade put the finishing touches on their yarn line paintings this week! See a selection from our display in the hallway below. Great job, first grade!
Early finishers worked on an activity in which they drew lines and added color inside. Students were encouraged to color in carefully moving back and forth with the markers rather than scribbling, and to cover all the white on the part they colored. Results were lovely and quite Miro-esque!
Second Grade
Second grade completed their line cities or worked on the drawing lines and adding color activity. Way to go, second grade!
Third Grade
Third graders who had been "light helpers" in the shadow drawing process last week took a turn at drawing this week! Next week we will complete these unique projects. Check back soon to see the results!
Fourth Grade
Fourth graders drew their backpacks in contour line this week, carefully putting into place what they have learned about drawing what you see. Students did an excellent job using the large paper by drawing full scale backpacks. Well done, 4th grade! Next week we will begin the fun process of applying bleeding tissue paper to add vibrant color to these compositions.
Fifth Grade
Having completed their pencil contour line drawings, fifth grade was ready to move onto the next step of creating emphasis on certain parts of their drawings by varying their line thickness. In other words, students used thick, dark lines in Sharpie to emphasize a focal point that appeared closer to the eye on their organic subject. Lines that were farther away were drawn lightly to appear to recede backward.
Sixth Grade
Sixth grade completed the drawings of their still life fruit subjects, learning to layer colors over one another and to use varying pressure with their colored pencils to create depth. Then, they set to the fun process of drawing spontaneous doodles in the background. These contrasting doodles in black and white are known as "zentangles" and can be quite relaxing! Students worked to soft instrumental music to enhance focus and relaxation.
Seventh Grade
Seventh grade is combining math knowledge with art in learning the principles of 1-point perspective! Students were excited to learn that they can create dramatic bird's eye view drawings of a city simply with the knowledge that parallel lines going off into the distance appear to converge upon a vanishing point. Students practiced using a guide before they create their own cities next week on drawing paper.
Eighth Grade
Eighth grade blind contour drawings were so fun and lively that we couldn't leave them alone just yet! To add to the abstract quality (though they are attempts at representational art in an exercise to train the eye), we painted in a variety of styles and techniques. Some students painted an array of colors as a background; others used a "splatter paint" technique. Still others painted gently and carefully with purposeful use of negative space. Some let colors move about the water and bleed into one another. It is so fun to see our images reflect our unique personalities!
Here's hoping you enjoy the beautiful weekend and the vivid colors of nature this time of year!
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