Monday, January 31, 2011

Kindergarten Snowman

Kindergarten artists created these snowman portraits using different sized circles!

Thursday, January 20, 2011

4th Grade Winter Landscape

4th grade artists reviewed background, middle ground, and foreground.  They learned how to add white to a color to create a tint and painted these winter landscapes.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Faith Ringgold Quilts

2nd grade artists learned about famous artist Faith Ringgold who is a painter, quilt-maker, author, and illustrator.  They weaved paper to make their own quilts and added a picture of a favorite memory in the center.

This lesson was adapted from one found here: http://www.mrsbrownart.com/1st.htm