HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!
This week in Art, we will take a break from working on our projects. Students will have the opportunity to create cards, play art-related games, and send a New Year's 'well-wish' to a soldier overseas.
***5th grade- Happy Holidays...no art folder assignment over winter break!***
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Monday December 8-12, 2008
1st Grade: Claude Monet Impressionist Bridges... We're finishing our drawings and starting to add color.
2nd Grade: Legs of Degas...We're learning about the French Impressionist Edgar Degas
3rd Grade: Frank Lloyd Wright Mansions...Students will be creating the facades of their dream mansions.
Extra Credit Opportunity!!! Visit a Frank Lloyd Wright Home.
Here's some suggestions...there are many more!
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, IL.
Frederick C. Robie House (on University of Chicago Campus...near Science and Industry)
5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. , Chicago, IL.
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're finishing up on our value and shading techniques.
See below for 4th Grade Art Adventures!
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're mixing complementary and monochromatic colors!
Art Folder #10
Directions: Answer the questions below and create a drawing of your creature.
The sphinx is a mythical creature whose figure combines the body of a lion with the head of a human. In ancient Egyptian scultpure, the head was often that of the pharoah. The most famous sphinx guards the Great Pyramid at Giza. This colossal stone sculpture is 240 feet long--longer than two football fields.
Invent a creature that combines animal and human features. What is it? What would you call it?
4th Grade Art Adventures
Dear Parents and 4th Graders,
The month of December’s Art Adventure activities will be available for 4th grade students. Art Adventure activities and meeting times will be on Wednesday, December 10th and Wednesday December 17th. A Maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in this activity.
The 4th grade activity will be creating greeting cards. Students will have the opportunity to create cards for various occasions throughout the year (holidays, birthdays, thinking of you, etc.). Students will be able to work with watercolors, stamps, and stencils. Students who would like to participate will need to pay a $5.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover the costs of materials used during Art Adventure activities.
All Art Adventure activities will be at Prairieview School starting at 2:30 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 3:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating in this after school activity, you will need to fill out the bottom of this form and return it to Miss Smeltzer by 12/09/2008.
If you need to car pool with someone, please have your parent name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip (please no more than 2 others). Please note that Art Adventures is an after school activity, thus buses will not be available.
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer www.tsmeltze@ccsd66.org
My son/daughter , has my permission to participate in the Art Adventure activities for December 2008.
My son/daughter’s classroom teacher is
Please check one:
I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.
My child will go to BACC after Art Club activities.
Parent/Guardian Signature
***Please enclose your child’s $5.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.
2nd Grade: Legs of Degas...We're learning about the French Impressionist Edgar Degas
3rd Grade: Frank Lloyd Wright Mansions...Students will be creating the facades of their dream mansions.
Extra Credit Opportunity!!! Visit a Frank Lloyd Wright Home.
Here's some suggestions...there are many more!
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, IL.
Frederick C. Robie House (on University of Chicago Campus...near Science and Industry)
5757 S. Woodlawn Ave. , Chicago, IL.
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're finishing up on our value and shading techniques.
See below for 4th Grade Art Adventures!
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're mixing complementary and monochromatic colors!
Art Folder #10
Directions: Answer the questions below and create a drawing of your creature.
The sphinx is a mythical creature whose figure combines the body of a lion with the head of a human. In ancient Egyptian scultpure, the head was often that of the pharoah. The most famous sphinx guards the Great Pyramid at Giza. This colossal stone sculpture is 240 feet long--longer than two football fields.
Invent a creature that combines animal and human features. What is it? What would you call it?
4th Grade Art Adventures
Dear Parents and 4th Graders,
The month of December’s Art Adventure activities will be available for 4th grade students. Art Adventure activities and meeting times will be on Wednesday, December 10th and Wednesday December 17th. A Maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in this activity.
The 4th grade activity will be creating greeting cards. Students will have the opportunity to create cards for various occasions throughout the year (holidays, birthdays, thinking of you, etc.). Students will be able to work with watercolors, stamps, and stencils. Students who would like to participate will need to pay a $5.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover the costs of materials used during Art Adventure activities.
All Art Adventure activities will be at Prairieview School starting at 2:30 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 3:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating in this after school activity, you will need to fill out the bottom of this form and return it to Miss Smeltzer by 12/09/2008.
If you need to car pool with someone, please have your parent name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip (please no more than 2 others). Please note that Art Adventures is an after school activity, thus buses will not be available.
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer www.tsmeltze@ccsd66.org
My son/daughter , has my permission to participate in the Art Adventure activities for December 2008.
My son/daughter’s classroom teacher is
Please check one:
I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.
My child will go to BACC after Art Club activities.
Parent/Guardian Signature
***Please enclose your child’s $5.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS JESSICA FORTIN!!!!!!!
Jessica Fortin from Mrs. Cushing's 4th grade class won the Grand Prize in a poster contest sponsored by the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Authority of Northern Illinois. The theme of the 2008 poster contest was 'Be Water Friendly, Make Every Drop Count.' Jessica has earned and won a $500 U.S. Savings Bond, a certificate, and some small giveaways.
WAY TO GO JESSICA!!!!
Jessica Fortin from Mrs. Cushing's 4th grade class won the Grand Prize in a poster contest sponsored by the Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Authority of Northern Illinois. The theme of the 2008 poster contest was 'Be Water Friendly, Make Every Drop Count.' Jessica has earned and won a $500 U.S. Savings Bond, a certificate, and some small giveaways.
WAY TO GO JESSICA!!!!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Nov. 17-21, 2008
LAST WEEK OF THE TRIMESTER!!!
1st Grade: Introduction to the impressionist, Claude Monet.
2nd Grade: We're working on Prehistoric Rock Art.
3rd Grade: Japanese Oragami!
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're learning about value and shading techniques.
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're mixing secondary colors!
Art Folder #9
Directions: Complete the following questions below in 3 complete sentences.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist and ceramicist whose work had a major influence on 20th century art. During his melancholy "Blue Period" in early 1900s, Picasso used mostly blue tones in his paintings that showed the poor and downtrodden.
If you had to pick just one color for your paintings, what color would it be? What kind of pictures would you paint?
****PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS THROUGHOUT THIS TRIMESTER, SOME CLASSES ARE FURTHER AHEAD THAN OTHERS. I TRY TO POST ALL RECENT ART FOLDER ASSIGNMENTS WHETHER YOUR CHILD'S CLASS HAS GOTTEN TO IT OR NOT.
1st Grade: Introduction to the impressionist, Claude Monet.
2nd Grade: We're working on Prehistoric Rock Art.
3rd Grade: Japanese Oragami!
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're learning about value and shading techniques.
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're mixing secondary colors!
Art Folder #9
Directions: Complete the following questions below in 3 complete sentences.
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist and ceramicist whose work had a major influence on 20th century art. During his melancholy "Blue Period" in early 1900s, Picasso used mostly blue tones in his paintings that showed the poor and downtrodden.
If you had to pick just one color for your paintings, what color would it be? What kind of pictures would you paint?
****PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS THROUGHOUT THIS TRIMESTER, SOME CLASSES ARE FURTHER AHEAD THAN OTHERS. I TRY TO POST ALL RECENT ART FOLDER ASSIGNMENTS WHETHER YOUR CHILD'S CLASS HAS GOTTEN TO IT OR NOT.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Monday November 10-14, 2008
Thank you Veterans! Happy Veterans Day!
1st Grade: Nez Perce Cornhusk Woven Bags...Almost done, we'll be studying Claude Monet next!
2nd Grade: We're working on Prehistoric Rock Art.
3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes...Almost finished, working on our titles in Japanese characters.
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're learning about value and shading techniques.
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're Painting primary and secondary colors!
Art Folder #8
Directions Choose 1 word that you would like to illustrate, than explain the word in the way you draw it. Please consider and use the necessary art elements...line, shape, color, texture, space and form. One word is required for completion, any addition words are for extra credit (maximum of 5 extra words).
This is an old game, but a good one. Select words to draw and illustrate their meaning. For example "Fire" (each letter made out of flames) and "Slime" (each letter is dripping) are drawn to illustrate (show) what these adjectives describe. You can illustrate nouns too, such as "Fish", and "Boxes" and "Circle". Use color please!
Art Adventures for 5th grade
We will meet for the last time on November 19th!
1st Grade: Nez Perce Cornhusk Woven Bags...Almost done, we'll be studying Claude Monet next!
2nd Grade: We're working on Prehistoric Rock Art.
3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes...Almost finished, working on our titles in Japanese characters.
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're learning about value and shading techniques.
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're Painting primary and secondary colors!
Art Folder #8
Directions Choose 1 word that you would like to illustrate, than explain the word in the way you draw it. Please consider and use the necessary art elements...line, shape, color, texture, space and form. One word is required for completion, any addition words are for extra credit (maximum of 5 extra words).
This is an old game, but a good one. Select words to draw and illustrate their meaning. For example "Fire" (each letter made out of flames) and "Slime" (each letter is dripping) are drawn to illustrate (show) what these adjectives describe. You can illustrate nouns too, such as "Fish", and "Boxes" and "Circle". Use color please!
Art Adventures for 5th grade
We will meet for the last time on November 19th!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Monday Nov. 3-7, 2008
BE A GOOD CITIZEN AND VOTE!
1st Grade: Nez Perce Cornhusk Woven Bags...We're decorating with Native American symbols.
2nd Grade: George Seurat Landscapes...This is it we're almost finished!
3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes...We're getting ready to start
sumi-e painting!
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're sketching realistic hands.
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're sketching everyday objects and getting ready to paint like Pop Artists.
Art Folder #7
DIRECTIONS: Answer the question below in at least 3 complete sentences.
At the age of 35, Paul Gauguin left his successful job as a stockbroker to devote himself to painting. In 1891, he went to Tahiti in search of a simpler life. This unspoiled island in the South Pacific inspired Gauguin to produce bolder, more colorful works.
Where would you go if you could choose one location to spark your creativity? Describe this place.
1st Grade: Nez Perce Cornhusk Woven Bags...We're decorating with Native American symbols.
2nd Grade: George Seurat Landscapes...This is it we're almost finished!
3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes...We're getting ready to start
sumi-e painting!
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands... We're sketching realistic hands.
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings... We're sketching everyday objects and getting ready to paint like Pop Artists.
Art Folder #7
DIRECTIONS: Answer the question below in at least 3 complete sentences.
At the age of 35, Paul Gauguin left his successful job as a stockbroker to devote himself to painting. In 1891, he went to Tahiti in search of a simpler life. This unspoiled island in the South Pacific inspired Gauguin to produce bolder, more colorful works.
Where would you go if you could choose one location to spark your creativity? Describe this place.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Monday Oct. 20-31, 2008
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
1st Grade: Nez Perce Cornhusk Woven Bags
2nd Grade: George Seurat Landscapes
3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings
Art Folder #6
A fashion designer is a person who sketches, designs, and creates clothing. When a fashion designer is planning a line of clothing they need to consider the following:
Who is the clothing meant for?
How will it be used?
What will the clothing be made of?
What color of material will be used?
Your assingment is to create a new uniform. First, choose a profession or activity that requires a uniform. Second, create a new, original...one of a kind design for your chosen profession and/or activity. Be creative in choosing colors, styles, and accessories. Please label what type of uniform you are creating.
1st Grade: Nez Perce Cornhusk Woven Bags
2nd Grade: George Seurat Landscapes
3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes
4th Grade: M.C. Escher Hands
5th Grade: Andy Warhol Pop Art Paintings
Art Folder #6
A fashion designer is a person who sketches, designs, and creates clothing. When a fashion designer is planning a line of clothing they need to consider the following:
Who is the clothing meant for?
How will it be used?
What will the clothing be made of?
What color of material will be used?
Your assingment is to create a new uniform. First, choose a profession or activity that requires a uniform. Second, create a new, original...one of a kind design for your chosen profession and/or activity. Be creative in choosing colors, styles, and accessories. Please label what type of uniform you are creating.
Friday, October 17, 2008
Monday 10/02-10/24, 2008
1st Grade We're busy weaving Nez Perce Cornhusk bags!
2nd Grade Dot...Dot..Dot...We're busy painting like Pointillist artists!
3rd Grade We're busy creating the mood of our Landscapes!
4th Grade We are begining to study M.C. Escher and learning to sketch our hands.
5th Grade We're learning about Andy Warhol and Pop Art!
***Don't forget Art Adventure permission slips are due Oct. 22 for fifth grade!!!***
Art Folder #5
Directions: Answer the question below in at least 3 complete sentences
Although she was never a wife or mother herself, Mary Cassatt's favorite theme was motherhood. Her friend Edgar Degas felt sure this would make her famous since few other artists have portrayed maternal subjects, except in religious paintings.
If you could explore only one subject in your artwork, what would that subject be? Why?
2nd Grade Dot...Dot..Dot...We're busy painting like Pointillist artists!
3rd Grade We're busy creating the mood of our Landscapes!
4th Grade We are begining to study M.C. Escher and learning to sketch our hands.
5th Grade We're learning about Andy Warhol and Pop Art!
***Don't forget Art Adventure permission slips are due Oct. 22 for fifth grade!!!***
Art Folder #5
Directions: Answer the question below in at least 3 complete sentences
Although she was never a wife or mother herself, Mary Cassatt's favorite theme was motherhood. Her friend Edgar Degas felt sure this would make her famous since few other artists have portrayed maternal subjects, except in religious paintings.
If you could explore only one subject in your artwork, what would that subject be? Why?
Friday, October 10, 2008
Tuesday Oct. 14-17, 2008
1st grade: Nez Perce Woven Bags
2nd grade: George Seurat Pointillist Paintings
3rd grade: Japanese Landscapes
4th grade: Introducing M.C. Escher and finishing Picasso Portraits
5th Grade Introducing Andy Warhol/Pop Art and finishing American Gothic Parodies.
Art Folder Assignment #4
We have learned about different ways we can show good character in our everyday lives. For example, turning in a lost wallet, doing our homework and chores, sharing, being responsible for our own actions, and many more. In celebration of such an event, your art assignment involves putting Character Counts into action in a comic strip.
Your assignment is to create a comic strip that follows the theme of Character Counts. Your comic strip may use as many panels (frames) to illustrate your idea of good character. You may focus on one or all six pillars of character in your comic strip. You comic strip should show how someone uses good character. Please use color and label which pillar(s) you're showing. Remember, I only ask that you do YOUR best!
Art Adventures
(formally known as Art Club)
Art Adventures
Dear Parents and 5th Grade Students,
Art Adventure's activities for the month of October/November will be available for 5th grade students. The art activities and meeting times will be on, Wednesday October 29th, Wednesday November 5th, and Wednesday November 19th. Please note that a maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in this activity.
The 5th grade activity will be Gourd Painting. Students will have the opportunity to paint on a three-dimensional surface using acrylic paints. (Acrylic tend not to come out of clothing so please wear old clothes.) Students who would like to participate will need to pay a $5.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover the costs of materials students will be using during the Art Club activity.
All Art Adventure's activities will be at Prairieview School starting at 2:30 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 3:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating in this after school activity, please fill out the permission slip below, enclose the $5.00 lab fee, and return it to Miss Smeltzer by Wednesday October 22, 2008.
If you need to car pool with someone, please have your parent name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip (please no more than 2 others).
Miss Smeltzer, Art Teacher
tsmeltze@ccsd66
________________________________________________________________
My son/daughter__________________________________, has my permission to participate in the Art Club activities for October/November 2008.
My son/daughter, , has my permission to participate in the Art Adventure Activity for October/November 2008.
My son/daughter's classroom teacher is .
Please check one:
__________ I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.
__________ My child will go to BACC after Art Club.
________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature
****Please enclose your child’s $5.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.
2nd grade: George Seurat Pointillist Paintings
3rd grade: Japanese Landscapes
4th grade: Introducing M.C. Escher and finishing Picasso Portraits
5th Grade Introducing Andy Warhol/Pop Art and finishing American Gothic Parodies.
Art Folder Assignment #4
We have learned about different ways we can show good character in our everyday lives. For example, turning in a lost wallet, doing our homework and chores, sharing, being responsible for our own actions, and many more. In celebration of such an event, your art assignment involves putting Character Counts into action in a comic strip.
Your assignment is to create a comic strip that follows the theme of Character Counts. Your comic strip may use as many panels (frames) to illustrate your idea of good character. You may focus on one or all six pillars of character in your comic strip. You comic strip should show how someone uses good character. Please use color and label which pillar(s) you're showing. Remember, I only ask that you do YOUR best!
Art Adventures
(formally known as Art Club)
Art Adventures
Dear Parents and 5th Grade Students,
Art Adventure's activities for the month of October/November will be available for 5th grade students. The art activities and meeting times will be on, Wednesday October 29th, Wednesday November 5th, and Wednesday November 19th. Please note that a maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in this activity.
The 5th grade activity will be Gourd Painting. Students will have the opportunity to paint on a three-dimensional surface using acrylic paints. (Acrylic tend not to come out of clothing so please wear old clothes.) Students who would like to participate will need to pay a $5.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover the costs of materials students will be using during the Art Club activity.
All Art Adventure's activities will be at Prairieview School starting at 2:30 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 3:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating in this after school activity, please fill out the permission slip below, enclose the $5.00 lab fee, and return it to Miss Smeltzer by Wednesday October 22, 2008.
If you need to car pool with someone, please have your parent name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip (please no more than 2 others).
Miss Smeltzer, Art Teacher
tsmeltze@ccsd66
________________________________________________________________
My son/daughter__________________________________, has my permission to participate in the Art Club activities for October/November 2008.
My son/daughter, , has my permission to participate in the Art Adventure Activity for October/November 2008.
My son/daughter's classroom teacher is .
Please check one:
__________ I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.
__________ My child will go to BACC after Art Club.
________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature
****Please enclose your child’s $5.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Monday Oct. 6-Oct.10, 2008
1st Grade Nez Perce Woven Bags- Students are learning about the Native American Tribe, Nez Perce. We are focusing on Cornhusk Woven Bags, how they were used, why the were used, and what they were made with. Students will make their own paper woven bags.
2nd Grade "George Seurat Paints with dot, dot, dots!" We are learning about pointillism and creating dot landscapes.
3rd Grade We are finishing up our Kaleidoscope designs and are starting to study Japan. *Bring in information about Japan and get extra credit!*
4th Grade We are busy finishing up our Picasso Portraits.
5th Grade
Art Folder #3
Faith Ringgold is an African-American artist who uses her life experiences as well as her imagination to create unique story quilts. Her story quilts consist of colorful pieces of fabric sewn together to frame a painting she created on fabric. Using her sewing skills she learned from her mother and grandmother along with her background education in Art, Faith Ringgold shares her story quilts with others of all ages and cultures.
Your Assignment is to create a story quilt about you. Your quilt should illustrate who you are...from your favorite places, people, foods, games, colors, and hobbies to special events and family memories and more. Be creative! Please write 2-3 sentences explaining your quilt.
2nd Grade "George Seurat Paints with dot, dot, dots!" We are learning about pointillism and creating dot landscapes.
3rd Grade We are finishing up our Kaleidoscope designs and are starting to study Japan. *Bring in information about Japan and get extra credit!*
4th Grade We are busy finishing up our Picasso Portraits.
5th Grade
Art Folder #3
Faith Ringgold is an African-American artist who uses her life experiences as well as her imagination to create unique story quilts. Her story quilts consist of colorful pieces of fabric sewn together to frame a painting she created on fabric. Using her sewing skills she learned from her mother and grandmother along with her background education in Art, Faith Ringgold shares her story quilts with others of all ages and cultures.
Your Assignment is to create a story quilt about you. Your quilt should illustrate who you are...from your favorite places, people, foods, games, colors, and hobbies to special events and family memories and more. Be creative! Please write 2-3 sentences explaining your quilt.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Monday Sept. 29- Friday Oct. 3, 2008
ATTENTION ALL 3-6TH GRADE ART STUDENTS
The Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Authority of Northern Illinois is sponsoring their annual Water Conservation Poster Contest. This year the theme is Be Water Friendly---Make Every Drop Count! If students are interested, information flyers are in the Art Room. All posters must be turned into Miss Smeltzer by Wednesday October 8th.
1st Grade: We're finishing up our Wild Things and will be starting Nez Perce Cornhusk bags
2nd Grade: We're beginning to study George Seurat and his style of pointillism.
3rd Grade: We're finishing our Kaleidoscope designs and will be starting Japanese Landscapes.
4th Grade: Picasso Portraits...we're almost done!
5th Grade: American Gothic Parodies...still working hard!
Art Folder #2
Directions: Complete the activity below. You are welcome to create your assignment in any art medium (markers, crayons, colored pencils, fabric, etc.). Please consider colors and shapes as you work.
According to Webster's Dictionary, a flag is typically a rectangular piece of cloth marked with distinctive colors and designs. A flag is used as a symbol of a nation or organization. Your assignment is to design a flag to represent our school. Tis flag should be a symbol of who we are as a school and what we are proud of.
The Plumbing and Mechanical Contractors Authority of Northern Illinois is sponsoring their annual Water Conservation Poster Contest. This year the theme is Be Water Friendly---Make Every Drop Count! If students are interested, information flyers are in the Art Room. All posters must be turned into Miss Smeltzer by Wednesday October 8th.
1st Grade: We're finishing up our Wild Things and will be starting Nez Perce Cornhusk bags
2nd Grade: We're beginning to study George Seurat and his style of pointillism.
3rd Grade: We're finishing our Kaleidoscope designs and will be starting Japanese Landscapes.
4th Grade: Picasso Portraits...we're almost done!
5th Grade: American Gothic Parodies...still working hard!
Art Folder #2
Directions: Complete the activity below. You are welcome to create your assignment in any art medium (markers, crayons, colored pencils, fabric, etc.). Please consider colors and shapes as you work.
According to Webster's Dictionary, a flag is typically a rectangular piece of cloth marked with distinctive colors and designs. A flag is used as a symbol of a nation or organization. Your assignment is to design a flag to represent our school. Tis flag should be a symbol of who we are as a school and what we are proud of.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Week of 09/22-09/26, 2008
1st Grade: Wild Thing Monsters
2nd Grade: The Dot and George Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jette
3rd Grade: Kaleidoscope Design
4th Grade: Picasso Portraits
5th Grade: American Gothic Parodies
This is our first week of Art Folder assignments. Art Folders given this week need to be turned in by the next Art class. Each Art Folder is worth 5 points.
ART FOLDER #1
Directions: Answer the questions below in at least 3 sentences.
"Jackson Pollock was renowned for his unconventional painting menthods. He place his canvas on the floor and dripped, poured, and threw his paint at it, resulting in pictures that often remind viewers of childlike scribbles. Pollock's style of action painting is known as Abstract Expressionism." (Art Talk)
What was the first work of art you remember creating? How did you make it?
2nd Grade: The Dot and George Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jette
3rd Grade: Kaleidoscope Design
4th Grade: Picasso Portraits
5th Grade: American Gothic Parodies
This is our first week of Art Folder assignments. Art Folders given this week need to be turned in by the next Art class. Each Art Folder is worth 5 points.
ART FOLDER #1
Directions: Answer the questions below in at least 3 sentences.
"Jackson Pollock was renowned for his unconventional painting menthods. He place his canvas on the floor and dripped, poured, and threw his paint at it, resulting in pictures that often remind viewers of childlike scribbles. Pollock's style of action painting is known as Abstract Expressionism." (Art Talk)
What was the first work of art you remember creating? How did you make it?
Friday, September 12, 2008
Sept. 15-Sept. 20, 2008
First Grade: This week will be continuing to study Emphasis, Color, Shapes, and oil pastels as we create our Wild Things!
Second Grade: We are busy finishing up 'The Dot' project and will soon be studying pointillism.
Third Grade: We're getting busy with colors and patterns! Students' Kaleidoscope projects are definitely brightening up!
Fourth Grade: We are still working hard on our Picasso Portraits. We have been studying lines and shapes (organic and geometric)while we're sketching our portraits.
Fifth Grade:
Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
Beginning the week of September 22nd, fifth grade Art students will be required to bring a folder to Art class. (Most students already have a folder put aside Art, but you might want to check with your child). Each week students will be given an Art Folder assignment to be completed by the next Art class.
Art folder assignments will consist of independent sketches or Art related questions to be completed by the students during Art class or for homework. Art folders will be checked weekly for progress. Each assignment will be worth 5 points toward your child’s Art grade for each trimester. Late slips will be issued for late assignments. Since students only have Art once a week, late work will not be accepted after the second late week.
The goal of these art folder assignments is to encourage higher level thinking skills; while creating a personal outlet for your child’s creative thoughts and ideas.
If you have any questions, please contact me at tsmeltze@ccsd66.org. or 630-783-5084.
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer
Second Grade: We are busy finishing up 'The Dot' project and will soon be studying pointillism.
Third Grade: We're getting busy with colors and patterns! Students' Kaleidoscope projects are definitely brightening up!
Fourth Grade: We are still working hard on our Picasso Portraits. We have been studying lines and shapes (organic and geometric)while we're sketching our portraits.
Fifth Grade:
Dear Fifth Grade Parents,
Beginning the week of September 22nd, fifth grade Art students will be required to bring a folder to Art class. (Most students already have a folder put aside Art, but you might want to check with your child). Each week students will be given an Art Folder assignment to be completed by the next Art class.
Art folder assignments will consist of independent sketches or Art related questions to be completed by the students during Art class or for homework. Art folders will be checked weekly for progress. Each assignment will be worth 5 points toward your child’s Art grade for each trimester. Late slips will be issued for late assignments. Since students only have Art once a week, late work will not be accepted after the second late week.
The goal of these art folder assignments is to encourage higher level thinking skills; while creating a personal outlet for your child’s creative thoughts and ideas.
If you have any questions, please contact me at tsmeltze@ccsd66.org. or 630-783-5084.
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer
Friday, September 5, 2008
Week of Sept. 8-12, 2008
1st Grade: Hello to my Monday students! I finally get to meet you!!!
Students will continue to study the illustrator Maurice Sendak and create their own Wild Thing Creature.
2nd Grade: Hello to my Monday Second grade students! We will be working on 'The Dot' by author and illustrator, Peter H. Reynolds. We will be transforming our dots into images.
3rd Grade: Students will begin tranforming their selected word/name into a Kaleidoscope design.
4th Grade: We're busy abstracting ourselves into Picasso Portraits
5th Grade: Students are busy selecting their characters for their 'American Gothic Parodies.' Extra Credit for fifth Grade is to find an American Gothic Parody. I will accept parodies the entire school year! Students will also be getting information this week about upcoming art folder assignments that will begin the week of September 22, 2008.
Students will continue to study the illustrator Maurice Sendak and create their own Wild Thing Creature.
2nd Grade: Hello to my Monday Second grade students! We will be working on 'The Dot' by author and illustrator, Peter H. Reynolds. We will be transforming our dots into images.
3rd Grade: Students will begin tranforming their selected word/name into a Kaleidoscope design.
4th Grade: We're busy abstracting ourselves into Picasso Portraits
5th Grade: Students are busy selecting their characters for their 'American Gothic Parodies.' Extra Credit for fifth Grade is to find an American Gothic Parody. I will accept parodies the entire school year! Students will also be getting information this week about upcoming art folder assignments that will begin the week of September 22, 2008.
Friday, August 29, 2008
Tuesday, September 2-5, 2008
WELCOME BACK!!!!!
1st Grade-
This week we will be learning how to use the Art Room. We will learn how to do Art duties. We will also start drawing basic shapes to create our very own Wild Thing Creatures. We will be focusing on the illustrator Maurice Sendak.
2nd Grade-
What's a dot? We will be studying illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and his story of The Dot. Students will create colorful dots and then we'll learn about the story. Once they've heard the story, they will then transform their dots using their imaginations.
3rd Grade-
Kaleidoscope Names- Students will learn about radial design and create their names in a Kaleidoscope pattern.
4th Grade-
Picasso Portraits- Students will learn about Pablo Picasso and his style of Cubism. Students will create a Picasso Portrait.
5th Grade-
American Gothic Parodies- Students will learn about the artist, Grant Wood and his style of Regionalism. Students will create their own parodies of American Gothic.
1st Grade-
This week we will be learning how to use the Art Room. We will learn how to do Art duties. We will also start drawing basic shapes to create our very own Wild Thing Creatures. We will be focusing on the illustrator Maurice Sendak.
2nd Grade-
What's a dot? We will be studying illustrator Peter H. Reynolds and his story of The Dot. Students will create colorful dots and then we'll learn about the story. Once they've heard the story, they will then transform their dots using their imaginations.
3rd Grade-
Kaleidoscope Names- Students will learn about radial design and create their names in a Kaleidoscope pattern.
4th Grade-
Picasso Portraits- Students will learn about Pablo Picasso and his style of Cubism. Students will create a Picasso Portrait.
5th Grade-
American Gothic Parodies- Students will learn about the artist, Grant Wood and his style of Regionalism. Students will create their own parodies of American Gothic.
Friday, May 30, 2008
June 1st-June 5th
HAPPY SUMMER!!!!!
Wishing you a safe, happy, enjoyable, and CREATIVE summer break!
Miss Smeltzer
Creative Summer Fun Ideas:
*visit a museum
*watercolor in the wilderness (paint outside)
*make a sandcastle
*make a sand creature
*take an Art Class (check your local artist guild, library, park district, etc.)
*paint some pottery
*bead some jewelry
*visit Michaels and Hobby Lobby (there is always a project waiting)
*plant a garden
*paint a piece of furniture/ sculpture for outdoors
*paint a flower pot or a sprinkling can
*sketch in the park
*sketch a portrait of your friends
Wishing you a safe, happy, enjoyable, and CREATIVE summer break!
Miss Smeltzer
Creative Summer Fun Ideas:
*visit a museum
*watercolor in the wilderness (paint outside)
*make a sandcastle
*make a sand creature
*take an Art Class (check your local artist guild, library, park district, etc.)
*paint some pottery
*bead some jewelry
*visit Michaels and Hobby Lobby (there is always a project waiting)
*plant a garden
*paint a piece of furniture/ sculpture for outdoors
*paint a flower pot or a sprinkling can
*sketch in the park
*sketch a portrait of your friends
Friday, May 23, 2008
May 26- May 30
Happy Memorial Day!
The artroom is very busy finishing up projects and getting the room ready for summer!
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend! (Don't forget to remember our Veterans!!!)
Miss Smeltzer
The artroom is very busy finishing up projects and getting the room ready for summer!
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend! (Don't forget to remember our Veterans!!!)
Miss Smeltzer
Friday, May 16, 2008
May 19- May 23 2008
Center Cass School District #66 is in the process of implementing an Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) mandate, Response to Intervention (RTI). RTI is an array of procedures that can be used to determine if and how students respond to specific changes in instruction. RTI provides an improved process and structure for school teams in designing, implementing, and evaluating educational interventions.
Please look for the additional information on RTI, which will be included with your child’s end of the year Report Card.
Please look for the additional information on RTI, which will be included with your child’s end of the year Report Card.
Friday, May 9, 2008
Monday May 12 - Friday May 16
ART CLUB REMINDER
****Art Club for 4th and 5th grade is meeting for the last time on Wednesday,
May 21st. Hopefully the weather will allow us to work outside.****
CHICAGO BULLS POSTER CONTEST
First through fifth grade classes are being informed about the Chicago Bulls Poster Contest during Art Class. If students would like Miss Smeltzer to mail their artwork in for them, work must be turned in on Wednesday, May 21st for Prairieview and Thursday, May 22nd for E. Ide. Extra information forms are located in the Art room.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!
****Art Club for 4th and 5th grade is meeting for the last time on Wednesday,
May 21st. Hopefully the weather will allow us to work outside.****
CHICAGO BULLS POSTER CONTEST
First through fifth grade classes are being informed about the Chicago Bulls Poster Contest during Art Class. If students would like Miss Smeltzer to mail their artwork in for them, work must be turned in on Wednesday, May 21st for Prairieview and Thursday, May 22nd for E. Ide. Extra information forms are located in the Art room.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!
Friday, May 2, 2008
May 5th-May 9th, 2008
May Mystery Artist Clues
1. His drawings are simple, like cartoons, they feature recognizable images like a barking dog, a spaceship, a television set, and outlined people and babies.
2. Long before his name became well known, his bold outline drawings on blank poster spaces in New York subways attracted the attention of a variety of people.
3. One of his trademarks is short, choppy lines radiating from figures. This suggests the idea of noise, energy, happiness,and movement.
4. There is no deep meaning in his drawings. They were supposed to be fun, to give immediate visual pleasure to the people who saw them. Perhaps this is why very few of his artworks were ever given titles.
5. He was born in 1958 and died in 1990.
ART CLUB
4th/5th Grade Art Club will meet on May 7th and May 21st for watercolor painting.
1. His drawings are simple, like cartoons, they feature recognizable images like a barking dog, a spaceship, a television set, and outlined people and babies.
2. Long before his name became well known, his bold outline drawings on blank poster spaces in New York subways attracted the attention of a variety of people.
3. One of his trademarks is short, choppy lines radiating from figures. This suggests the idea of noise, energy, happiness,and movement.
4. There is no deep meaning in his drawings. They were supposed to be fun, to give immediate visual pleasure to the people who saw them. Perhaps this is why very few of his artworks were ever given titles.
5. He was born in 1958 and died in 1990.
ART CLUB
4th/5th Grade Art Club will meet on May 7th and May 21st for watercolor painting.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Thanks for the great turnout!
Thank you to all of you that took the time to visit during Open House at Prairieview. The walls were decorated with pride and beautiful artwork of our students. I hope you had an opportunity to share a moment with your students pondering their hard work! Thank you for your visit!!!
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Prairieview Open House April 17, 2008
All the artists in the Art Room have been working hard to prepare for Open House this year!
Hope to see you all at Open House!!!!!
Hope to see you all at Open House!!!!!
Friday, April 4, 2008
April Mystery Artist Clues!
March's Mystery Artist was Alexander Calder.
APRIL MYSTERY ARTIST CLUES:
1. He was born in Spain in 1904. He is also considered one of the most famous and unusual artists of the 20th century.
2. His best-known paintings are called Surrealistic. Surrealist artists create mostly from what they remember from their dreams, mysterious objects, familiar objects that have been oddly changed, and anything that automatically pops into their minds.
3. During his life, he did many strange things to get peoples attention. For example, he told people that he received messages from outer space through his mustache, which acted like an antenna.
4. Surrealists, (artist, poets, and filmakers) hoped their strange works of art would make people think, and discover feelings they never knew they had. They felt that stirring up thoughts from the backs of people's minds were important for artist to do.
Artwork diplayed: Persistence of Memory
Swans reflecting Elephant
APRIL MYSTERY ARTIST CLUES:
1. He was born in Spain in 1904. He is also considered one of the most famous and unusual artists of the 20th century.
2. His best-known paintings are called Surrealistic. Surrealist artists create mostly from what they remember from their dreams, mysterious objects, familiar objects that have been oddly changed, and anything that automatically pops into their minds.
3. During his life, he did many strange things to get peoples attention. For example, he told people that he received messages from outer space through his mustache, which acted like an antenna.
4. Surrealists, (artist, poets, and filmakers) hoped their strange works of art would make people think, and discover feelings they never knew they had. They felt that stirring up thoughts from the backs of people's minds were important for artist to do.
Artwork diplayed: Persistence of Memory
Swans reflecting Elephant
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Happy Spring Break!!!!!
Aloha District #66!
I hope everyone is having a safe and wonderful Spring Break!
Relax and Enjoy!
Aloha and best wishes,
Miss Smeltzer
I hope everyone is having a safe and wonderful Spring Break!
Relax and Enjoy!
Aloha and best wishes,
Miss Smeltzer
Sunday, March 16, 2008
March Mystery Artist Clues
Mystery Artist Clues for March
1. He was born in Lawton, Pennsylvania, in 1898, From the time he was a little boy, he was fascinated by stars and planets and how machines work.
2. As a kide, he enjoyed making toys out of objects he found, (buttons, cloth, string, wire, and more). He made these toys throughout his teen years.
3. He was best known for his moving sculpture called mobiles. He made them out of abstract metal shapes and painted them his favorite colors.
4. Many of his mobiles were based on images from the solar system. He made them to float in space naturally whenever a breeze came along.
Artwork displayed in class: Lobster Trap and Fish Tail
Last day to vote on the mystery artist is March 31!!!!
1. He was born in Lawton, Pennsylvania, in 1898, From the time he was a little boy, he was fascinated by stars and planets and how machines work.
2. As a kide, he enjoyed making toys out of objects he found, (buttons, cloth, string, wire, and more). He made these toys throughout his teen years.
3. He was best known for his moving sculpture called mobiles. He made them out of abstract metal shapes and painted them his favorite colors.
4. Many of his mobiles were based on images from the solar system. He made them to float in space naturally whenever a breeze came along.
Artwork displayed in class: Lobster Trap and Fish Tail
Last day to vote on the mystery artist is March 31!!!!
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Dr. Seuss Art Contest!!!
*****ATTENTION DISTRICT #66 ART STUDENTS!!!!*****
District #66 PTO is sponsoring a Dr. Seuss Art Poster Contest!!
Who can participate? Any District #66 Students (K-8)
What should I create? A poster featuring your favorite Dr. Seuss character.
How big should be my paper be? 8 1/2 x 11 inches or bigger
What materials can I create with? crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint and more! (please make sure your work is dry before turning it in!)
Where do I turn my work in? Turn your work into your school office or give it to your classroom teacher.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME ON THE BACK WITH YOUR GRADE AND TEACHER'S NAME TOO!!!
District #66 PTO is sponsoring a Dr. Seuss Art Poster Contest!!
Who can participate? Any District #66 Students (K-8)
What should I create? A poster featuring your favorite Dr. Seuss character.
How big should be my paper be? 8 1/2 x 11 inches or bigger
What materials can I create with? crayons, colored pencils, markers, paint and more! (please make sure your work is dry before turning it in!)
Where do I turn my work in? Turn your work into your school office or give it to your classroom teacher.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU PUT YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME ON THE BACK WITH YOUR GRADE AND TEACHER'S NAME TOO!!!
Friday, February 22, 2008
Last Week for something FREE!
THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO IS FREE FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY!!
Check out some of the famous artworks we study in Art! Monet, Degas, Seurat, Picasso and many more! The regular museum galleries are free. A special exhibit of Edward Hopper and Winslow Homer was just unveiled too, (tickets to this exhibit must be purchased).
**BRING IN A MAP, PAMPHLET, TICKET OR SOUVENIR FROM ANY ART EXPERIENCE AND MISS SMELTZER WILL GIVE EXTRA CREDIT!!!!**
Check out some of the famous artworks we study in Art! Monet, Degas, Seurat, Picasso and many more! The regular museum galleries are free. A special exhibit of Edward Hopper and Winslow Homer was just unveiled too, (tickets to this exhibit must be purchased).
**BRING IN A MAP, PAMPHLET, TICKET OR SOUVENIR FROM ANY ART EXPERIENCE AND MISS SMELTZER WILL GIVE EXTRA CREDIT!!!!**
Friday, February 15, 2008
3rd Grade Art Club Make-up Day
*****Attention Third Grade Art Club****
On February 6th, Art Club was canceled due to bad weather. To make this day up, third grade art club has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 27th from 2:30-3:45 p.m. As a reminder, please pick up your students by the designated pick-up location in the Prairieview parking lot (by the third grade wing, on the East side of the building).
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer
On February 6th, Art Club was canceled due to bad weather. To make this day up, third grade art club has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 27th from 2:30-3:45 p.m. As a reminder, please pick up your students by the designated pick-up location in the Prairieview parking lot (by the third grade wing, on the East side of the building).
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Correction
In my last blog entry, there was an error in the address to the Indian Prairie Library. They are located on the corner of Plainfield Rd. and Clarendon Hills Rd. I apologize for my error.
The Indian Prairie Library
401 Plainfield Rd.
Darien, Il. 60561
www.indianprairielibrary.org.
The Indian Prairie Library
401 Plainfield Rd.
Darien, Il. 60561
www.indianprairielibrary.org.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Congrats!!!
The Darien Women's Club hosted their annual Creative Youth Art Fair on Sunday February 3rd. Congratulations to all the students that participated! If you would like to display your artwork from the art fair at school, please bring your work to Miss Smeltzer. Way to go Prairieview and Ide students! You should be proud!!!
Also, some student had their work selected by the Darien Women's Club to be displayed at Indian Prairie Library (Plainfield and County Line Rd) so stop by and check it out!
Also, some student had their work selected by the Darien Women's Club to be displayed at Indian Prairie Library (Plainfield and County Line Rd) so stop by and check it out!
Friday, January 25, 2008
Third Grade After School Activity
3rd Grade Art Club
Dear Parents and 3rd Graders,
Art Club will be meeting during the month of February! February’s Art Club activities will be available for 3rd grade students. Art Club activities and meeting times will be on Wednesday, February 6th, Wednesday February 13th, and Wednesday, February 20th. Maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in this activity.
The 3rd grade activity will be ‘My Favorites”. Students will use their favorites (colors, numbers, objects, activities, etc.) to create an abstract artwork. Students will have the opportunity to draw, paint and express who they are in their art. Students who would like to participate will need to pay a $5.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover the costs of materials used during Art Club activities.
All Art Club activities will be at Prairieview School starting at 2:30 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 3:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating in this after school activity, you will need to fill out the bottom of this form and return it to Miss Smeltzer by 02/01/2008.
If you need to car pool with someone, please have your parent name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip (please no more than 2 others). Please note that Art Club is an after school activity, thus buses will not be available. Please make other arrangements.
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer www.tsmeltze@ccsd66.org
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My son/daughter--------------------------------------, has my permission to participate in the Art Club activities for February 2008.
My son/daughter’s classroom teacher is --------------------------------
Please check one:
-------- I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.
--------My child will go to BACC after Art Club activities.
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Parent/Guardian Signature
***Please enclose your child’s $5.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.
Dear Parents and 3rd Graders,
Art Club will be meeting during the month of February! February’s Art Club activities will be available for 3rd grade students. Art Club activities and meeting times will be on Wednesday, February 6th, Wednesday February 13th, and Wednesday, February 20th. Maximum of 26 students will be permitted to participate in this activity.
The 3rd grade activity will be ‘My Favorites”. Students will use their favorites (colors, numbers, objects, activities, etc.) to create an abstract artwork. Students will have the opportunity to draw, paint and express who they are in their art. Students who would like to participate will need to pay a $5.00 lab fee. The lab fee will cover the costs of materials used during Art Club activities.
All Art Club activities will be at Prairieview School starting at 2:30 p.m. and will end at 3:45 p.m. STUDENTS ARE TO BE PICKED UP PROMPTLY AT 3:45 p.m. If you are interested in participating in this after school activity, you will need to fill out the bottom of this form and return it to Miss Smeltzer by 02/01/2008.
If you need to car pool with someone, please have your parent name the person(s) at the bottom of the permission slip (please no more than 2 others). Please note that Art Club is an after school activity, thus buses will not be available. Please make other arrangements.
Thank you,
Miss Smeltzer www.tsmeltze@ccsd66.org
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My son/daughter--------------------------------------, has my permission to participate in the Art Club activities for February 2008.
My son/daughter’s classroom teacher is --------------------------------
Please check one:
-------- I will arrange to have a ride home for my child.
--------My child will go to BACC after Art Club activities.
-------------------------------
Parent/Guardian Signature
***Please enclose your child’s $5.00 lab fee with this permission slip. Checks should be made out to Center Cass School District.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Art Events
January Mystery Artist Clues
1. He was born in New York City in 1894. He received his first assignments as an illustrator when he was a teenager.
2. The cover of The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for over forty years, giving him an audience larger than that of any other artist in history.
3. He also painted a great number of pictures for story illustrations, advertising campaigns, posters, calendars, and books.
4. His pictures chronicled, (a record of events), the introduction of radio and television, automobile and airplane travel, and even flights to the moon.
Artwork displayed in the art room : School Days and Nothing Up His Sleeves
2008 Creative Youth Art Fair Important Dates
Monday, January 28th Registration Forms due to Indian Prairie Library
Friday, February 1st Artwork drop off at Eisenhower Jr. High between 4:30-6:30pm
Sunday, February 3rd Creative Youth Art Fair from 2:00-3:30pm
Award presentation at 3:30
Rules and Regulation forms in the Art Room
3rd Grade Art Club will begin in February! Permission slips will be available soon!!!
1. He was born in New York City in 1894. He received his first assignments as an illustrator when he was a teenager.
2. The cover of The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for over forty years, giving him an audience larger than that of any other artist in history.
3. He also painted a great number of pictures for story illustrations, advertising campaigns, posters, calendars, and books.
4. His pictures chronicled, (a record of events), the introduction of radio and television, automobile and airplane travel, and even flights to the moon.
Artwork displayed in the art room : School Days and Nothing Up His Sleeves
2008 Creative Youth Art Fair Important Dates
Monday, January 28th Registration Forms due to Indian Prairie Library
Friday, February 1st Artwork drop off at Eisenhower Jr. High between 4:30-6:30pm
Sunday, February 3rd Creative Youth Art Fair from 2:00-3:30pm
Award presentation at 3:30
Rules and Regulation forms in the Art Room
3rd Grade Art Club will begin in February! Permission slips will be available soon!!!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The Creative Youth Art Fair is Coming....
The Creative Youth Art Fair is a wonderful opportunity for our students to show their creativity and to experience artwork of students in the area. During Art classes this week, I will be sharing information regarding The Creative Youth Art Fair. Here is some information regarding the Creative Youth Art Fair, registration forms will be available to students in the Art Room this week.
Thank you, Miss Smeltzer
The Darien Woman’s Club Presents
Creative Youth Art Fair of 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
The Creative Youth Art Fair of 2008 is an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculptures created by the youth of the Darien area. The exhibition is sponsored by the Darien Woman’s Club (DWC). The exhibition will be held at the Eisenhower Junior High School, 1410 75th Street, Darien, IL, on February 3, 2008 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Prizes and awards will be presented at 3:00pm. To enter the Art Fair, the registration below must be completed. Additional forms are available at the Indian Prairie Library lobby information display. Copies will be accepted.
Rules and Regulations
1. Darien area youth age 4 years old through twelfth grade are eligible to enter by filling out a registration form and returning it to Heidi Ramirez, 1613 Heather Lane, Darien, IL 60561 (630 985-3813) postmarked by January 19th, or by dropping it off at the Indian Prairie Library in the drop box located in the lobby by January 28th before 6pm. EACH PIECE OF ART WORK MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED, NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. While every care is taken with the art work submitted, DWC takes no responsibility for lost or damaged art work.
2. Exhibits will be accepted between 4:30 and 6.30pm ONLY on Friday February 1st. Exhibits should be brought to the Eisenhower Junior High School Commons Room. Absolutely no exhibits may be removed during the show. All exhibits must be claimed on Sunday, February 3rd at 3:30 PM.
3. Each individual may enter no more than two exhibits in the show. Exhibitors may enter in the media of their choice.
4. All work must be the original work of the artist. No tracing, paint by numbers, or kits of any kind will be accepted.
5. Paintings and drawings must be no larger than 24” by 36” including mount or matt. Entries MUST be mounted on con- struction paper or matted. Artwork in frames will NOT be accepted. Sculptures must have a base no larger than 18”x18”. No mobiles will be accepted.
6. No entry will be accepted without being labeled on the front with the Name, School, Division and Media (see form below). Also, please label the back of your entry with your name and telephone.
7. The decision of the judges is final. An independent panel of judges will evaluate each piece of artwork. A point system will be used to evaluate originality, design, use of color and shading, line and texture, and workmanship. Awards of first, second and third place ribbons will be determined by a fair and consistent point system. The judges are qualified art teachers and artists from the area. Judge’s names are confidential. A special award will be presented to the overall winner in each division as well as in the Photography/Computer Generated media category. Division winners will be informed on Saturday, February 2nd. Total number of entries will be limited to 650 on a first-come-first-served basis.
Thank you, Miss Smeltzer
The Darien Woman’s Club Presents
Creative Youth Art Fair of 2008
Sunday, February 3, 2008
The Creative Youth Art Fair of 2008 is an exhibition of paintings, drawings, and sculptures created by the youth of the Darien area. The exhibition is sponsored by the Darien Woman’s Club (DWC). The exhibition will be held at the Eisenhower Junior High School, 1410 75th Street, Darien, IL, on February 3, 2008 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Prizes and awards will be presented at 3:00pm. To enter the Art Fair, the registration below must be completed. Additional forms are available at the Indian Prairie Library lobby information display. Copies will be accepted.
Rules and Regulations
1. Darien area youth age 4 years old through twelfth grade are eligible to enter by filling out a registration form and returning it to Heidi Ramirez, 1613 Heather Lane, Darien, IL 60561 (630 985-3813) postmarked by January 19th, or by dropping it off at the Indian Prairie Library in the drop box located in the lobby by January 28th before 6pm. EACH PIECE OF ART WORK MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED, NO LATE ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED. While every care is taken with the art work submitted, DWC takes no responsibility for lost or damaged art work.
2. Exhibits will be accepted between 4:30 and 6.30pm ONLY on Friday February 1st. Exhibits should be brought to the Eisenhower Junior High School Commons Room. Absolutely no exhibits may be removed during the show. All exhibits must be claimed on Sunday, February 3rd at 3:30 PM.
3. Each individual may enter no more than two exhibits in the show. Exhibitors may enter in the media of their choice.
4. All work must be the original work of the artist. No tracing, paint by numbers, or kits of any kind will be accepted.
5. Paintings and drawings must be no larger than 24” by 36” including mount or matt. Entries MUST be mounted on con- struction paper or matted. Artwork in frames will NOT be accepted. Sculptures must have a base no larger than 18”x18”. No mobiles will be accepted.
6. No entry will be accepted without being labeled on the front with the Name, School, Division and Media (see form below). Also, please label the back of your entry with your name and telephone.
7. The decision of the judges is final. An independent panel of judges will evaluate each piece of artwork. A point system will be used to evaluate originality, design, use of color and shading, line and texture, and workmanship. Awards of first, second and third place ribbons will be determined by a fair and consistent point system. The judges are qualified art teachers and artists from the area. Judge’s names are confidential. A special award will be presented to the overall winner in each division as well as in the Photography/Computer Generated media category. Division winners will be informed on Saturday, February 2nd. Total number of entries will be limited to 650 on a first-come-first-served basis.
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