Week 6

Wow, I can't believe it is already the sixth week of the school year! We are having a lot of fun in art class, and kindergarten through fifth grade are getting ready to move onto their second lesson.

Kindergarten and first grade students put the finishing touches on their "Rainbow Fish" by adding a glittery scale to their watercolor paintings. The fish will be swimming out into the hallways of Grimes, Corse, and Black Hawk next week.

Second and third graders are finishing their "Where the Wild Things Are" projects and some of their monsters have already escaped the art room and have made their way around the building! So beware of these intimidating creatures.

Fourth and fifth grade students are in the final stages of their Dessert oil pastels. They are completing the project by using acryilic paint to make the background of their pieces look very neat and clean.
I have included some of the delicious confections from Grimes Elementary.

 

 

 

 

Stay tuned next week for a preview of Robots, Autumn chalk art, and Mummys...

Week 5

Kindergarten through third grade students finished their Rainbow Fish and Monsters this week. Soon, the hallways will be filled with fish and other scary creatures.

Fourth and fifth grade students continue to work on their Wayne Thiebaud inspired Dessert paintings. 

This week fourth grade took a break to compete in a local fire safety poster contest. The theme for this year is "Have 2 Ways Out". The contest deadline is October 1st. Local winners have a chance to go on to the state level. 

More photos of Dessert to come in the upcoming weeks.

For now,

Here are some scary monsters from Black Hawk Elementary and some fish from Corse and Black Hawk Elementary.

Week 4

Kindergarten and First grade students are nearing completion on their rainbow fish. They finished painting them this week. Next week we will add one glitter scale to each fish and then they will be ready to hang in the hallway.

Second and Third grade students are also about finished with their monsters. Yes, the monsters are scary and they have taken over the classroom! Yikes ;) What imaginations the second and third graders have. Next week they will finalize their paintings by outlining them with black marker.

Monsters attack at Corse Elementary

                                                                           

 

                                                                              

 

                                                                            

 

                                                                            

 

Fourth and Fifth grade students continue to develop a variety of dessert oil pastel paintings. Some students are ready to move to the final step of applying the oil pastel, others are still working on developing their ideas. Overall, these dessert paintings are making me really hungry. They look delicious.

Week 2 and 3

Shapes and Drawing

All grades are focusing on using shapes to draw objects. Drawing is all about putting shapes together in different ways. Focusing on shapes is a great way for students to simplify the process of drawing.

This week Kindergarteners and 1st graders got started on a lesson after we read the book, The Rainbow Fish.  They will be creating their own rainbow fish using crayons and watercolor paints.

2nd and 3rd graders began their lesson after we read the book, Where the Wild Things Are.
Students will be building their own scary monsters, along with giving their creations a name.

4th and 5th graders learned about 92 year old painter, Wayne Thiebaud. Thiebaud is considered a "Pop Artist" and gained fame in the 1960s with his colorful dessert paintings.  Students began mapping out their ideas for their own dessert oil pastel painting. Students that have art class before lunch have been very hungry lately ;) They would like to eat their art work!