April 18 4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures
April 25 No Art Adventures--Early Dismissal Day
April 26 Ide Open House night
Mystery Artist for March: Grant Wood
Mystery Artist for April:
1. Born on February 20, 1902 in San Francisco, this artist worked to build public awareness of photography as a fine art.
2. He was known for his dramatic images of mountain landscapes. He became on of the outstanding technicians in the history of photography.
3. In 1916, he took pictures with his very first camera on a family trip to Yosemite National Park. He would return to Yosemite every year for the rest of his life.
One of his works: The Mural Project: From Logan Pass 1941-1942
1st Grade: Modern Mona Lisa- We will be learning about the famous artist, Leonardo da Vinci. We will learn about his ways of proportion and creating the human face. Get ready--Mona will be time traveling to current day--wonder what new adventures she will experience!!!
2nd Grade: Gyotaku Fish-printing and Clay Pinch Pots: Students are finishing up a short and fun printmaking project focusing on Japanese fish-printing. Next up, sculpting our very own pinch pots using air-dry clay!!!
3rd Grade: F. L. Wright Mansions- We are finishing Henri Matisse Goldfish. Next up, we will be drawing and learning about Architecture! Students will be creating the facade of their dream mansion!
4th Grade: Guatemalan Weaving- Students are learning about the Guatemalan culture and weaving. Students are learning how to warp their own loom and begin weaving. Students will learn to create various weaving techniques!!!
5th Grade: Fantasy Portraits and Block Lettering-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 portraits and begin adding a bit surrealism. Our next project will begin by creating block letters that will turn into one-point perspective projects.
