Week of February 3rd

Even with the snow, students at Penn Wood continued to create art!

First Grade:
First graders began a two week "wax resist" project. Students used crayons to create their own aquariums. Then students water-colored over the crayon and observed as the wax of the crayons "resisted" the watercolors. 

Second Grade:
Second graders learned about the work of Henri Rousseau. We looked at his jungle landscapes and students used colored pencils and various materials to create their own jungle landscapes.

Third Grade:
Third graders started a two week clay project. As a class we looked at work by Claes Oldenburg, and students were inspired by his large scale food sculptures. We even discovered that he has some of his work displayed in Center City Philadelphia. Students created their own food sculptures out of clay. The work is going to be fired in the kiln and then students will be able to glaze it!

Claes Oldenburg's "Ice Cream Cone"

Fourth Grade:
Fourth graders learned about the artwork of Wayne Thiebaud, especially his work with desserts. We learned about shading and students used pastels to create highlights and shadows in their work. Students experimented with both oil and chalk pastel.

Fifth Grade:
Fifth graders worked to complete their Pop Art projects from the previous week.