Skill Builders

All student groups have been learning new vocabulary, rules for safety in the art room, responsible practices for caring for art and materials, and building their skills through a variety of lessons.  Here's just a sample of students at work!

Kindergarten practiced cutting and gluing skills.  They put their knowledge to work by assembling collages for their Square One Art fundraiser projects.  These are basic skills that they will use throughout the year and into the future of their artistic lives.

Fourth graders learned important color lessons.  They learned about the wild colors use by the Fauves, a French art movement.  We spent many days learning color theory and then started making foxes.  I'm so excited about the final results to come!

Fifth graders studied symmetrical balance.  They created their own imaginative bugs that were designed to showcase their knowledge of symmetry.  They also practiced transferring sketches, which they will use often in art class.

Seventh and eighth graders have been doing an illustration project where they were tasked with designing their own fantasy buildings in a landscape.  Students looked at the illustration style of Quentin Blake, the illustrator for a number of Roald Dahl books.  They also looked at the line drawings of Vincent van Gogh and practiced his style of drawing in order to experiment with line, emphasis, and spacial qualities.  Next, they created a series of thumbnail sketches to plan their final works.  After experimenting with watercolor washes, they were set to begin their own illustrations.

I'm so proud of our artists.  You can soon own some of their work by purchasing merchandise from the Square One Art fundraiser!  Their art packets with catalogues, order forms and instructions come home next week.