Kandinsky Circles

This ended up being a great end of the year project with water colors for fifth grade ( and some third). They just made a grid, drew targets in each on, and experimented with color relationships. They enjoyed focusing on the painting, but I didn't mind the chatting so much because they were working and I got a lot of compliments from other teachers

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AfroTextures: Self-Portrait

One of my favorite projects!

I walk students through how to draw a face, explain proportions and where things go. They practice in their sketchbooks, and then draw in pencil on card stock paper. Next they add five guidlines in the hair and add their first, last, or nickname in the "afro" area. They then outline everything in sharpie. They add different textures between the letters of their hair with the sharpie. Lastly, they outline the letters with glitter glue pens. The results are so fun, and always unique! 

Daisies

Here is a project idea I stole from Kids Artist, and I absolutley love it! It was an easy project for all ages to experience hands on what happens when you mix blue and yellow. I loved the results, and had considered asking to keep 1 or 2 to hang in my house, then decided to just tell them to have their parents frame them:-)

ps- my 3rd. 4th, and 5th graders loved it, and it took about two 45 minute classes to complete.

4th grade: Vincent VanGogh's Cat Wanders into the Starry Night

My FAVORITE project ever. Students paint the sky using different shades and tones of blues (premixed) and add ripped up speckles of silver paper to emphasize the swirls or stars. Students then draw the cyprus tree on construction paper using crayons, and cut it out. They then glue cardboard to the back and then the students decide where to place it in their picture. I have them practice drawing cats in their sketchbooks using pictures from old calendars and then they draw their final cat on a construction paper using crayons. I do allow them to be funky, as I mention that I wouldn't think VanGogh's cat would be normal. They also glue cardboard to the back and then place these on their background. The collage turns out beautifully with the 3D element to it. Love the results.

* Original idea from School Arts Magazine

Fourth Grade: Ski

Fourth Grade: Snow Boarders

Fourth Grade: Ice Skaters

4th and 5th grade: 2010 Winter Olympics

During the Winter 2008 Olympics, I spotted the following Visa commercial about Julia Mancuso and was super excited to adapt the idea to my class ...


The next few posts will be the drawings from my fourth and fifth graders as Winter Olympians.

Young People's Exhibit

I entered 3 of my student's works of art into the Young People's Art Exhibit sponsored by Oklahoma's Art Education Association, and one of my student's made this photo montage for me! Kailee is the one standing in front of the Van Gogh-esque painting.

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Fourth Grade Valentine's Project Continued

This student said that his heart was half dark and half light just like how most people have a dark and light side to them.

Valentine Dine

Jim Dine Hearts Continued

Fourth Grade: Jim Dine Hearts

For Valentines this week we studied Jim Dine, and created our own composition of hearts with oil pastels.