Assorted 5th and 6th grade projects

6th grade volcano project

 Wrapping up the 2nd half of the school year our upper grade students began to return to the Art Room for their studio sessions.

This was a joyful adjustment for one and all.

The Art Room is filled with so much Extra and I was glad we could gather there again.

By the end of the school year grades 3rd-6th were having all of their classes in the Art Room.

5th grade starry night city project 

Architecture and Imagination 

5th grade pastel galaxy project one day and done 

5th grade clay cartoon self portraits 

Classroom Inspiration 

6th grade Alma Thomas inspired color/dots 

6th grade model magic sugar skulls 

Dragon eyes the beginning 

set up for Dragon Eye project

Great job!

texture and detail

Third Grade Collectors 2018-19

1/2/3-3  Landscapes Perspective – Students were introduced the Landscape drawing using a series of table top handouts and an brief art history overview. They could select one of 3 given landscape prompts to create their own composition. Project used pencil, watercolors, watercolor pencils and markers. Your imaginary landscape what is your story, who lives here?

4/5/6-3+ Broken Heart color values and line project-color value and blending, creating an interesting composition with a limited color palette. Marker used to add bold lines. Inspired by Pop Art and Picasso  

7-1+Event Project- Home is Where the Heart Is!: Love=Home, Home=Love, in the spirit of UP, enjoy this charming assemblage of hand created paper hearts, dozens of specialized

rainbow flowers, painted paper grass and hand placed cloud puffs set against an acrylic painted landscaped. There really is no place like this Home!

8 Modigliani self-portraits- how to draw a face oil pastels and direct drawing using a grid format, color blending setting a mood or tone. Expressive and Emotional project with lots of creative expression.

9-12 Colorful Still Life- Matisse inspired cut paper collage. Draw a table/horizon line, background and foreground, add cut paper symmetrical vase. Creating a complex composition and following a series of directions, building layers and details.

Little Red

Classic Fairy Tale found in numerous cultures

The very busy spider

Inspired by Eric Carle

Lake George Inspired Watercolor

Inspired by the artist Georgia O'Keeffe's painting of lake George students worked bold and expressive using watercolors and watercolor pencils

Lake George, Autumn, 1927 by Georgia O'Keeffe

Dynamic and Dramatic sky Part II

Students created a dramatic sky watercolor/crayon resist inspired by Van Gogh and Turner. Sea Salt was used to add special drama. City silhouette images were added with cut black paper collage, embellishments drawn on with Gel Pens. Inspired by support material of famous Architectural sites around the world. Part of our "It's a small World" theme.