March 5 No School
March 6th -8th Conference Week--No Art Adventures
March 12 Metra Railroad Safety Poster contest due to Miss Smeltzer for mailing.
March 14th- Art Adventures-3rd Grade
March 21st-Art Adventures- 3rd Grade
March 26-April 1 Spring Break!!!
Mystery Artist for February: Paul Cezanne
Mystery Artist for March:
1. Born on a farm near the small town of Anamosa, Iowa in 1891, he loved helping out with farm chores. At the age of 10, his family moved to Cedar Rapids after his father died.
2. He painted simple scenes of the land and people he knew best. His artwork helped create an important American Art style.
3. One of his most recognized paintings became famous after winning 3rd place in an art contest at the Art Institute of Chicago.
4. This famous painting focused around a unique arched window based from architecture of the Middle Ages.
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.
