The sixth grade students learned about primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. They blended the three primary colors in order to paint a full spectrum of colors. Each student created a template of a unique shape, traced it onto each color, and cut out the shapes. Lastly, students assembled the colors in the order that demonstrated a correct understanding of color mixing.
"An idea is our visual reaction to something seen - in real life, in our memory, in our imagination, in our dreams." --Anna Held Audette from the book, The Blank Canvas
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
5th Grade Symbols
The Fifth Grade Students learned about the Contemporary American Artist Ida Kohlmeyer. They viewed her painting "Circus Series No. 3-2," which uses symbols to communicate meaning. We talked about different symbols, and the students used both conventional symbols and their own imaginative symbols in a grid drawing. They reviewed warm and cool colors and used an intentional color pattern in their drawings.