Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
I am thankful for opportunity to work with people that keep me smiling!!
November 30- No Art Adventures- Parent-Teacher Conferences
December 7- Art Adventures for 4th & 5th Grade
Mystery Artist for November:
1. This artist was born in New York in 1882. He often used his wife, Jo Nivison ?, as a model in most of his paintings. Sometimes he changed the color of her hair or put her in different costumes.
2. He said this painting, " was suggested by a restaurant on Greenwich Ave., N.Y. where 2 streeets meet. It seems to be the way I think of a night street...I simplified the scene a great deal and made the restaurant bigger. Unknowingly, i was probably painting the loniliness of a larger city."
3. The poster of this famous painting is on display also hangs at the Art Institute of Chicago,Nighthawks, 1942
Mystery Artist for December:
1. He was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912. He was the youngest of five brothers.
2. He is best known for the huge paintings he made by splattering, throwing, and dripping paint onto his canvases. He also used old, hardened brushes, sticks, and anything else he could find to paint with.
3. His style of art is often called Abstract Expressionsim. It was considered this, because he moved around a lot and used so much energy while he painted. However, he preferred to call his style, Action Painting.
4. Although some have trouble understanding his paintings as art. He knew exactly what he was doing. As you look at his work, you can get a feeling of being surrounded by light and color, movement and energy, that is very exciting!!!
1st Grade: Nez Perce Woven Bags
We began discussing Native American Art and weaving. Students will learn about creating Art from natures and the weaving art form. We have been talking about weaving vocabulary including: warp, weft, and tabby! We will begin working on decorative patterns and Native American symbols.
2nd Grade: Rock Art
Students will be solving the mystery, 'If Rock Can Talk'! We will create our own paper rocks and create images based on cave drawings. Students will work under their table in low lighting just like Prehistoric Rock Artists!
3rd Grade: Japanese Landscapes
We began learning about the Japanese culture and began prepping their paper for chalk and pastels! Next we will be exploring landscapes and Sumi-e Art.
4th Grade: MC Escher Hands
We are studying the works of M.C. Escher and his plays with illusions in Art. Students will begin sketching their hands in action!
5th Grade: 'Moves like Haring'
Students that have completed their parodies will begin learning how to draw the human form in movement while studying the artist Keith Haring. This will prepare students for a drawing and painting project based on Keith Harings works.
