Contour Line Shoes

4th and 5th grade artists created contour line drawings of their shoes.

Dots for Dot Day

Artists read 'The Dot' by Peter H. Reynolds and created dots for International Dot Day.

The Scream

 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch

Perspective Roads

4th grade artists learned about one point perspective drawings.  They created a road using a single vanishing point to create the illusion of space.

Kandinsky Circles

1st grade artists viewed “Study of Abstract Squares” by Wassily Kandinsky.  They created these paintings in the style of Kandinsky and watched as the colors mixed to make new colors.

Fish Bowls

 

1st grade artists drew fish bowls and gave their fish an environment by adding rocks, plants, and more.  They added a table top and background.  Color was added with crayon and the water was painted with a watercolor resist technique.

This lesson was adapted from the one seen at  Art for Small Hands.

 

Primary Lady Bugs

Kindergarten artists created these lady bugs using small, medium, and large circles in their favorite primary color.

Rockin' Guitars

4th grade artists studied guitars of all shapes and sizes.  They drew their own guitars, colored them with oil pastels, and created woven paper backgrounds.  Rock on!

    

This lesson was found here:  artiswhatiteach.blogspot.com

Picasso Bouquet

2nd Grade artists looked at Hands with Flowers by Pablo Picasso.  They traced and cut out their own hand to create a 3D flower bouquet collage for Mother's Day.

This lesson was adapted from a lesson found at www.busybeekidscrafts.com!

Wayne Thiebaud Gumball Machines

1st grade artists looked at artwork by Wayne Thiebaud.  They made these gumball machines using dot markers.  Anyone have a quarter?

This lesson was adapted from a lesson found at The Elementary Art Room!