For the first few weeks I met with 4th, 5th and 6th graders in our lovely school garden. With nature as our classroom students used close observation and created their own compositions, drawing with pencil an or chalk pastels.
Artists of inspiration: Maria Merian and Georgia O'Keeffe
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| student work realistic and expressionist |
This project is inspired by the Spotlight Artist, Georgia O'Keeffe.
Paper or Canvas is vertical or portrait for this exercise.
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| Lake George |
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| Details of assorted tree elements by Georgia O'Keeffe |
All photos for educational purposes only
This month our virtual art program will really start to roll out.
Our spotlight artists are:
Georgia O'Keeffe
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Vincent Van Gogh
Mary Blair
What will the Zoom virtual class sessions focus on?
Kinder: Where the Wild Things Are-min monsters.
1st: The Art teacher is Weird-shapes lines
monsters.
2nd :Chinese New Year/Draw a Dragon
3rd: Cursive writing and drawing an owl.
4th: Drawing a tree in a landscape.
5th: Faces and Feelings.
6th: beginning perspective/city drawing.
I like to combine books, art history as well as materials and hands on instruction.
Spotlight Artist Georgia O'Keeffe, American Modernist and independent creator
