Fifth Grade Optical Illusions

Fifth graders have started our optical illusion unit, always a favorite! We learned about op. artists such as Bridget Reilly and Jen Stark. After practicing shading and creating value with colored pencils, students started sketching their optical illusions. This week we added sharpie, and next week we will continue to add value with colored pencils.

Third Grade Contour Shoes

Third graders studied work by Andy Warhol, and talked about contour lines. We learned that contour lines are used to show mass or form in our artwork, rather than detail. We sketched our shoes and then outlined them in sharpie. Next week we will be painting!

3rd Grade Contour Shoe Drawings

Color, color everywhere!

This week every grade studied the color wheel! For many of us, it was a refresher. We recalled that the color wheel is a guide that shows relationships between colors. If we understand these relationships, we can better "read" the color wheel and understand color-mixing! 

First grade artists continued to work on learning the rules and routines of the art room. Students created their own color wheel and starting thinking about primary and secondary colors. Second graders drew a snail, and discussed patterns in the relationship to the color wheel. 

In the third grade, we learned about collages. Students used magazines to collage a color wheel made of various textures! Fourth graders designed their own color wheel pizzas, and incorporated measurement and fractions too. Fifth graders learned about creating a theme in their work. Each student created a color wheel using a unique theme. Our ideas ranged from fruit and vegetable color wheels, to sports themed color wheels. We are all now color experts! 

Third Grade Color Wheel Collages

Welcome back artists!

Welcome back artists! I hope that you all had an amazing summer, and I cannot wait to start creating in the Art Room this year!

- Ms. Seagraves

 

October

October 2014

First Grade

First graders finished their Keith Haring figure project. Using sharpies, students added in lines to show movement!

 First graders also created overlapping pumpkin paintings using tempera cakes. Using their knowledge of color-mixing, students created different hues of orange for their pumpkins.

Second Grade

Second graders completed their warm/cool parrots. Students chose either warm or cool colors and painted their parrots using watercolor paint.

Second graders also learned about architecture, specifically Victorian architecture. Students were inspired by the elements of Victorian architecture, and created their own Victorian style haunted houses.

Third Grade

Third graders completed their Grant Wood inspired landscapes using oil pastel. Each student created a piece with a distinct foreground, middle ground, and background.

Third graders are currently working on a project inspired by the work of Marc Chagall. Chagall used his memories and dreams to create pieces of art that tell a story. Students are creating works that tell a story about themselves.

Fourth Grade
Fourth graders completed their Paul Cezanne inspired still life pastel drawings!

Fourth graders have been working on clay pinch pot pumpkins. The pumpkins have all been fired in the kiln, and are ready to be glazed next week!

Fourth grade has also started a painting project. Students will be painting a "keyhole painting" inspired by the setting that they are writing about in their classrooms. Students learned about mixing tints and shades to create a wooden texture for their keyhole paintings.

5th Grade

Fifth graders finished their printmaking unit, and students created some awesome prints!

Students have also started skeleton charcoal drawings. In these drawings, students are working on using white and compressed charcoal to create value in their work, and to show shadows and highlights.

September 2014

The Penn Wood Art room is continuing to create beautiful works of art this year, and the artists are busy! To start the year, each grade completed a unit on color theory, with a focus on the color wheel.

First GradeFirst graders are studying Keith Haring and line. We are beginning to learn about drawing the human figure. Students are creating Keith Haring inspired figures using simple lines to show movement!

Keith Haring's Work

 

First graders sketched their figures on construction paper and then arranged them on white paper.

Second Grade
Second graders are continuing to study the color wheel, especially warm and cool colors. Students are painting their own "warm" or "cool" parrots using watercolors.

Third Grade
Third graders are studying Grant Wood, an American artist who is also known for his landscapes. Using oil pastels, students are designing their own Fall landscape with a distinct foreground, middle ground, and background.  

Grant Wood's Work

 

Fourth Grade

Fourth graders are studying Paul Cezanne and his still lives. Students used fall items, and worked with classmates at their tables to create a Fall still life. Students are using oil pastels to draw from observation, and to create a realistic rendition of their still life with shadows and highlights.

 

Fifth Grade 

Fifth graders started a unit on printmaking. Students studied the work of Albrecht Dürer, who was a famous German print maker. First students sketched a Fall landscape. Then students engraved their sketch onto a Styrofoam plate using a pencil. Next week students will print their plates using ink! 

5th Grade printing (Styrofoam) plates

Welcome back!

Welcome back artists! This year will be filled with creativity and exploration in the Art Room!