2nd grade watches a video of Henri Matisse 'drawing with scissors' as he creates his paper cutout compositions. We talked about his use of color and organic and geometric shapes. They also thought about how they would express themselves through color and patterns like Henri Matisse. We are completing beautiful art work! The CI class created pink bubble print flowers. This correlates with their class work- 'F' is the letter of the week and 'pink' is the color of the week. 1st grade artists do yoga stretches to get ready for art, after lunch! (Mrs. Fischer is working on getting Apple TV set up.) As you may or may not have known, I am transitioning from the Grand Rapids Art Museum to teaching art at Marshall. September is an exciting time, with the start of school and ArtPrize! I have heard a lot of excitement surrounding ArtPrize from the Marshall artists. I love that the West Michigan community embraces the event and young minds are exposed to all kinds of art. 1st- 4th grade artists continue to work on their abstract art work. Not only does abstract art teach students important elements in art, but they will certainly recognize abstract art around them (for example, at ArtPrize). Here are a few photos of what's going on in the art room: During the week of September 20, 1st grade – 4th grade artists are learning about abstract art.
4th grade artists are working on abstracting everyday objects. They are drawing at least 7 objects (some drew over 10!). And in the next few weeks, will be adding more complex color schemes and abstracting lines. It’s been so exciting to meet the Marshall artists! I have seen so much artistic and creative talent! For the first week, the students and I have been getting to know each other and the room. We talked about expectations in the Art Room and organized. Students created folders, or portfolios, to store their artwork. We also designed name tags and looked at fonts/ typography. |
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There are so many creative artists at Marshall Elementary. This blog documents just a small portion of all the great things we do in the art room. Archives
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