HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2013-WOW!
January 16 3rd Grade Art Adventures
January 23 3rd Grade Art Adventures
January 30 Early Dismissal (no art adventures)
February 24 Creative Youth Art Fair
Important Dates to know for Art Adventures:
4th & 5th Grade Art Adventures- Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
February (Feb. 20- No Art Adventures- Miss Smeltzer at Ide-Monday Schedule)
April (April 10-No Art Adventures- Parent/Teacher conferences)
3rd Grade Art Adventures-Wednesdays 2:30-3:45pm
January (Jan. 30-No Art Adventures- Early Dismissal Day)
March (March 27-No Art Adventures- Spring Break)
May (May 22- Last Art Adventure Day)
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Mystery Artist Clues for September: Eric Carle
October: Pierre Auguste Renoir
November: Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson)
December: Wassily Kandinsky
January Mystery Artist :
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.
4. The Mural Project: From Logan Pass 1941-42 is on display in our class.
Students will complete the final touches on their own paper woven bag and stuff them with fruits and veggies. We will then begin learning about the French Impressionist Artist, Claude Monet and his Impressionist Style!! Painting here we come....
2nd Grade: Legs of Degas and a bit of Winter Creativity!
We will turn our classroom into a cave to create a fun atmosphere to complete our Rock Art drawings! Students will then begin learning about the artist, Edgar Degas. Students will focus on capturing movement within their upcoming painting.
3rd Grade: Matisse Goldfish
Students are learning about the artist, Henri Matisse. We will be learning about overlapping, art emphasis, cropping, warm and cool colors, and collage while creating our own version of Matisse's Goldfish.
4th Grade: Aboriginal Art
We will begin sharing images of Aboriginal Art including X-ray and Story Art. Students will create their own Aboriginal creature using collage and paint. Students will paint using line and dot designs while focusing on tints and shades of colors.
5th Grade: Haring Paintings
Students will begin studying the artist, Keith Haring. They will learn about his 1980s Pop Culture style of using symbolism and simplified images. Students will create 3 art pieces from this unit including: marker/colored pencil designs, painting, and chalk drawings.
