Special thanks to our classroom volunteers this week, Ms. Mendes and Mrs. Murphy! We are grateful for your presence in the art room.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten, having created "Shape Cities" inspired by our Odyssey through the Arts presentation, moved on to learning about Matisse and his love of all kinds of shapes. Along with traditional geometric shapes, Matisse, in his "painting with scissors," enjoyed creating irregular and organic shapes. Students, then, created Black Cat collages in the spirit of Matisse, with various types of shapes pasted onto the background. Great work, Kindergarten!
Here are last week's Shape Cities!
First Grade
First grade students participated in a range of activities related to positive and negative space this week. The first class needed to finish up their leaf paintings; afterward, they sponge-painted around a cat tracer to create a black cat silhouette. Early finishers drew Day of the Dead designs on small cat heads. The second class, having completed the leaf paintings, participated in a guided drawing lesson of how to draw a cat. (Some students elected to create a different animal of their choice.) Then, students cut and pasted both the animal and the background to show it in the positive and in the negative. Finally, students drew Day of the Dead designs onto their pasted images.
Second Grade
Second graders caught up to the other grades in having their Odyssey through the Arts presentation on Architecture from the late 18th to early 19th Centuries. Thank you to our parent volunteers for sharing your time and talent with us!
Third Grade
Third graders wrapped up their Chuck Close portraits this week. Students finished drawing unique designs and shapes before applying watercolor in a variety of hues.
Fourth Grade
Fourth graders finally finished their Contour Backpacks this week! Students went on to work on a Halloween-inspired Pumpkin Batik project. Take a look at some finished backpacks, and see students working on their batiks. Check back soon to read more details of how the batiking works!
Fifth Grade
Fifth grade applied their understanding of analogous colors to their knowledge of architects Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright this week! Students chose an architect whom they admire and created a drawing of a building reminiscent of that architect's style. Then, students at their table groups were assigned analogous colors to paint on the buildings. Next week, when the paint is dry, we will use analogous colored oil pastels to add more detail to their images. Finally, we will cut out the buildings and assemble them into a rainbow city!
Sixth Grade
Sixth grade students completed their Foreshortened Portraits after a minilesson in value. Many students applied knowledge of value in adding darker and lighter parts to their drawings. This resulted in the appearance of dimension. Early finishers extended their knowledge of value by creating "Nighttime Pumpkins," with moonlight shining on top, and part of the pumpkin in shadow. This was a relaxing and fun process using paint, oil pastels, scissors and glue. Great job, 6th graders!
Seventh Grade
Seventh grade learned about relief sculpture, in which a sculpture emerges from a flat plane surface. Students can name the differences between bas relief and alto relief. Students then began the creation of a variety of cardboard cityscape sculptures applying different levels of relief. This project allows students to experiment with scale and construction. It is very hands-on! Next week, students will apply black paint. The final step will be to add detail in oil pastels.
Eighth Grade
Eighth grade students completed their second of two collograph prints this week. Students also backed their first prints on construction paper "frames." We are excited to move on to our next project after this fun activity!
See our finished work hanging in the front hallway of the Hill Street campus!
Stay warm and dry this Halloween!
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