February 20th No School-President's Day
February 26th Creative Youth Art Fair--see below for details!!
March 12 Metra Railroad Safety Poster contest due to Miss Smeltzer for mailing.Mystery Artist for February:
1. He was born in France on January 19, 1839 to a wealthy banker and his wife. His father strongly encouraged him to become a lawyer even though his dream was to be an artist.
2. In 1862, he left his small town and moved to Paris where he met fellow art students, Claude Monet and Camille Pissaro. They too were eager to try new styles of painting and encouraged this artist to do the same.
3. Although he studied with some of the most famous Impressionist artists, this artist worked hard to show nature in a more solid, permanent way than his Impressionist friends.
4. In his paintings, the background and space around the objects were just as important as his emphasis. Many thought his paintings were flat, but felt it was important to paint his objects to fit on the canvas even if he had to alter their perspective, (point of view).
1st Grade: Action Jackson Paintings- We will read a story based on the Abstract Expressionist Artist, Jackson Pollack. We will learn about his unique style and creating with colors and expression. Get ready--it's a messy one!!!
2nd Grade: Kandinsky Colors Students are learning about the artist, Wassily Kandinsky. Students are creating their own pure abstract painting using geometric and organic shapes. We will focus on the color wheel and learn to mix secondary colors!!
3rd Grade: Matisse Goldfish We are finishing our Japanese landscapes! Next up, Henri Matisse Goldfish. We will be drawing, painting and learning about warm and cool colors! The last step, students will collage in their favorite water creatures.
4th Grade: Aboriginal Art Students are learning about the Aboriginal culture and style of Art. Students are learning how to create X-ray and story Art based off images done by Aboriginies of the past and present.
5th Grade: Fantasy Portraits-We will begin sketching the our own self-portraits using the proportion scale of Leonardo da Vinci. We will learn about the various styles of protraits and begin adding a bit surrealism.
