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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Daydreaming Self Portrait

5th grade just finished their "daydreaming self portrait".  I took their picture and they were supposed to draw different things that they could possibly be daydreaming about.  I loved how creative they were and I was able to learn a little more about each student!

 Artwork by Jenna

 Artwork by Hadleigh

Artwork by Ethan

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Clay Critters

5th graders had some free time, so I let them make some critters and creatures out of clay.  I loved the details and how they turned out. Here are a few of my favorites!

 Brandon's snake

 Colin's dinosaur

 Dayton's kangaroo

 Lucas's penguin

Tyler's dog

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Kandinsky Inspired Art

3rd grade just finished artwork inspired by Kandinsky.  They painted abstract, watercolor paintings.  They experimented with color by mixing colors together to make new colors! 

 Artwork by Mackenzie

 Artwork by Chloe

Artwork by Nolan

Color Wheel Landscape

5th graders just finished their "color wheel landscape".  We talked about background, middle ground, and foreground.  We also talked about how mixing colors, makes other colors.  Here are some examples!

 Artwork by Mariah

 Artwork by Sophia

Artwork by Aryah

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Piet Mondrian inspired art

1st grade just finished Piet Mondrian inspired art. We talked about horizontal and vertical lines and we learned the primary colors. They look great!

Artwork by Katy


Artwork by Emylee