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Saturday, March 27, 2010

Peacocks!

The second grade students learned how to draw a peacock using the repetition of basic shapes. The students added vibrant color to their peacocks by using watercolor pencils.


Monday, March 15, 2010

Collage in the style of Henri Matisse

The fifth grade students learned about the paintings and the life of the French artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954). Henri Matisse is particularily noted for the various patterns that he uses in his paintings. after viewing Matisse's goldfish painting (shown below) the student used collage/multimedia techniques to create their own fish bowl scenes.






Interested in One Point Perspective?

The sixth grade students learned how to create a drawing using the rules of one point perspective. The students created drawings representing their interests in each box.




Self Portrait Collage




Sunday, March 14, 2010

flower collage

The first Grade Students read the book "Flower Garden" by Eve Bunting. The students used recycled, painted paper in order to make collages of their own flower gardens.





Relief Printmaking

The kindergarteners have been busy in the art room creating relief prints of their houses. The students drew a picture of their houses on styrofoam plates, and they rolled ink on the plate and printed the image.