6th graders are learning about Australia in Social Studies and about Pupunya Dot Painting in Art. They have learned about the icons (symbols) that tell a story and how the process is done. It takes a lot a thought, concentration, and patience to complete the "dot" paintings, but the results are beautiful and unique.
example of Pupunya Dot Painting - ask your student about the story in this painting.
In preperation for the Dodgen Olympics, the 7th graders are learning about the French artist Henri Matisse and his art of cut paper figures. They will create their own simplified figure in an action gesture and use this as a basis for their cut paper design.
8th grade students will learn the skill of shading as they continue practice for a Ribbon Drawing. Learning this skill wil take some time, but can be mastered with effort and practice.
The completed composition will have 5 ribbons that twist and turn to fill the space. The ribbons will be shaded using the modeling technique which is a gradual blend of values from dark to light.
6th grade students have drawn insects and will use these drawings to complete several projects. The watercolor insects are the first of these projects.
7th grade is exploring the use of texture and color to create an abstract watercolor painting of a tree. They completed a pencil drawing of a tree when we went outside to observe how a tree appears in nature. They selected a section of the tree to enlarge and abstrct with texture and color.
They have also continued to use their self-portrait drawings to make Surrealistic portraits using magazines photos and their very creative imaginations.
8th graders are exploring color mixing with watercolor paints. They are completeing 2 paintings of the same design using 2 different color schemes to see the visual effects different colors will produce.
6th grade students have created their own personal flags in the style of artist Jasper Johns. They will be on display in the hallways of the school. Each one is a collage of words and images that express the unique character of each student.
7th grade students have been learning how to draw self-portraits. Their first drawings were wonderful and displayed their skills of observation and shading.
We will use the same self-portrait to create a "Fractured Watercolor" and some other wild ideas where they will be able to express themselves through color, collage, and pattern.
8th grade has been learning about the elements of art in the first 2 projects they've been working on.
The "Line Designs" look great. In this project they used only 5 colors(colored pencil) and a variety of lines creating value changes and patterns.
In the "Name Design" they will use the shapes of the letters of their first or last name to create a design concentrating on the relationship between positive and negative space. Using only 3 colors of markers, they will add interest and details with line patterns.
Welcome to art for the last 9 weeks of the school year.
All students will need a folder with 2 pockets and brads, about 10 sheets of notebook paper, and a #2 lead pencil for class. These supplies will stay in the art room throughtout the nine weeks.
