“Woman in a Hat”
Posted: February 12, 2012 Filed under: 2nd grade | Tags: 2nd Grade Art, art, elementary art, observational drawing, Picasso Leave a comment2nd Graders did observational drawings based on the Picasso print “Woman in a Hat with Pompoms and a Printed Blouse” They did not draw with pencil first. They could only use markers.
This was difficult for some as they could not erase mistakes.
They did a great job.
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Topo Hands
Posted: February 12, 2012 Filed under: 6th grade | Tags: 6th, art, elementary art, patterns, Sharpie markers, topographic hands 5 Comments |
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Students created a line design of their hands using various colors of Sharpie and felt tip pens. Using the idea of a topographic map they tried to give the illusion of the hand being 3D. They added pattern to one of the hands.
Steve Roden inspired, coded paintings
Posted: February 12, 2012 Filed under: 5th grade, Color lessons | Tags: 5th grade, art, artist inspiration, color mixing, color wheel, contrast, elementary art, painting, Steve Roden, tempera 3 CommentsSteve Roden creates his paintings after he has created a code. He will listen to a piece of music and using his code,he “paints the music”
5th Graders created their own codes using the color wheel. The pure hues spell out a word or a phrase that relates to the overall theme of their art. In order to have their coded messages stand out, and be visible to their viewers they mixed tints of colors and completed their paintings. Students also learned that artist use contrast to add visual interest to their work. Black and White contrasts the colored areas.
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STAY within the lines!
Posted: October 6, 2011 Filed under: 6th grade | Tags: 6th, laminating film, line drawings, portraits 3 Comments6th Graders are getting ready to do their self portraits using a variety of images and mixed media. We started by doing a black outline of themselves using a recycled laminate film over the xerox copy of themselves. Leave it to kids, as we were passing out the images, several kids put the line drawing over their faces….messing around…and OHHHHHH I had to go take a photo of the results. Tomorrow I will be asking them,
“Where do artists get their ideas?”
Check out the likeness.
Reflections
Posted: September 26, 2011 Filed under: What's up in ART!? 2 CommentsAre you just about finished with your Reflections entry?
Remember that the deadline to turn in your work is OCTOBER 24!
It is that time of the year again to begin thinking about this years Reflections competitions
The theme for this year’s Reflections program is “Diversity Means…”.
You will find all the information at:
http://www.jeffcopta.org/programs_awards/reflections/
Music by the birds
Posted: September 23, 2011 Filed under: Inspirations | Tags: movie making, music inspirations 3 CommentsI know that Mrs. Hope would love this video. My brother found it and sent it to me and I immediately wanted to add this.
Even birds can play music.
The Count down!
Posted: August 15, 2011 Filed under: What's up in ART!? 6 CommentsWell it is just about time! I had a great summer doing art and gardening, not to mention keeping busy with all the animals! I took a pastel class with Mrs. Starkey ( my favorite sub!) It was fun being the art student again.
I also invited to join a group of local artist’s creating in a great studio space!
These are a few of the shrines that we made during one of our sessions.
I also had some aspiring artists up to the ranch for pastels on the mountain!
We did not get finished, but they are a great start. Way to go teachers! 
Hope my job is not in danger!
Now to put that energy back to work getting ready for my young artists.
Do I rearrange the tables, paint the chairs, cut paper? Re-acquaint with staff, make my calendar, class-lists, up-date my computer and everyone’s new emails,groups and times, try to get into my storeroom, take down art, put up new art, order supplies, or…………….where do I start?
Maybe I should paint something on the wall!
6 days and counting!
Gallery Hunt
Posted: May 18, 2011 Filed under: Fairmount Art Show | Tags: all school art show, gallery, Gallery hunt, observation skills, treasure hunt 4 CommentsOnce the art show is up and the opening is over I create a “treasure hunt” using the gallery. On opening night it is all about the individual artist. So the kids show off their work, their friends work and they leave. I create the Gallery Hunt to give students a chance to see more. I do this with my 4th -6th graders, although next year I will do it differently with my 6th graders. They (one class) took the fun out of it for the others!
I take a photo of some of my favorites and then crop down to a smaller portion. This challenges them to use their observation skills.
ZOOOM IN and you get this
I f you selected image # 3 you are correct and now you are ready to play the game!
Here are the rules
Groups of 2-3 must stay together, no dividing and conquering!
There is no touching the art, no running in the gallery, and no loud voices. The same gallery etiquette we would use at the Denver Art Museum.
The first group to complete the quest with the most correct answers wins! If I see a rule being broken the group must sit in the “Penalty box” for 2 minutes.
I have 25 galleries and there is a piece in every gallery. It takes about 10 minutes for the first AHHHH HAA and they are off!
Of course they must also look out for those “spies”! You know, those kids that hang in the background and wait for another group to point out the piece, then they swooooop in to check it out and go to the next one.
SPIES!
The gallery hunt takes about two 45 minute class periods.
Art Show is a SUCCESS!
Posted: May 4, 2011 Filed under: Fairmount Art Show | Tags: all school show, elementary art show, gallery 1 CommentWhat a great evening! I love meeting parents of those young artists!
At the beginning of each year students make artist portfolios where they store all their completed works. This way, they have a body of work to first and foremost see how they have improved, and secondly, so they may select their favorite piece for our all school show. They usually don’t pick the piece I would pick, but this is why the show is a success.
They picked THEIR favorite! So they are very excited to share it with the world!
I started “matting” and labeling the art 2 weeks ago, and started hanging the show last Monday. I completed hanging the over 525 piece show hmmmmmm……yesterday! The show opened …hmmmmm…yesterday at 5pm.
To make a visual impact on our staff and those parents that frequent the building I remove EVERYTHING from the walls the week prior to hanging. This way it looks empty and cold…
Hellowwwwwwwwwecho,echo echo!
BRRRRRRRRrrrr
And as if by Magic!
I mix up the art, so that the kids need to look at it all! They make invitations that tell their parents what piece is in the show and which Gallery it is in.
( I have 25)
We have refreshments that are donated by our parent community and served by our Student Council members and invited docents. We ate over 50 dozen cookies this year and drank about 40 gallons of lemonade. THANK YOU TO ALL MY PARENTS!
During the opening our 4th graders had a handbell performance. I love seeing what my team does with kids. After watching the kids in Mrs. Zyla’s class I have a much better understanding of why I teach ART and not music. Click on the link to hear our 4th graders play Twinkle Twinkle
I will be adding photos of some of the art kids created this year later this week.
The final 4th grade Mural
Posted: April 14, 2011 Filed under: 4th grade | Tags: 4th grade, art, ceramic, elementary art, glazing, mural 1 CommentFinally Mrs. Rogers 4th graders are glazing their mural that represents the Colorado Gold Rush. Students selected the images that they thought best represented our Colorado history. One more day of glazing, fire it, put it together, grout it the add the final touches.
Primary Colors 