1st Grade Art

First graders learned that many clowns make their faces white to create a stronger contrast to their other make-up. It surprised them that even though clowns might exaggerate their features, their eyes, nose, and mouth placement always remain in the same exact place as when they wear no make-up. These pictures were colored with construction paper crayons. With the addition of sparkly glitter and “Dab a Dots” in the backgrounds, you can almost hear the calliope.

Kindergarten Art

Copying the style of Mondrian, the Kindergarten created paper quilts. Freehand, they drew horizontal and vertical lines to represent patchwork. Small marker “stitches” were drawn to “hold” the quilt squares together. Color was added to the quilt with payons, a water soluble paint/crayon. By cutting circles from squares and ovals from rectangles, animals were created and “tucked” into bed.  Mondrian became famous for his geometric art using only black horizontal and vertical lines, and primary colors red, yellow and blue. But, I venture to say none of his work was this adorable.

2nd Grade Art

After viewing and discussing the movement and texture seen in Van Gogh’s Starry Night, the Second Graders created their own landscapes. Starting with the horizon line they drew their textured landscapes with glue, colored them with construction paper crayons in a cool/warm color scheme. Students had the option of adding additional movement lines with oil pastels.
They have recently completed a drawing in the style of William Wegman. Wegman, a photographer, became famous for taking pictures of his Weimaraners dressed up in human  clothing and doing human activities. The second graders' dogs are quite creative as their dogs play soccer, dance, and dress up like the King and Queen.