1st Week of Feb.

Please bring the following art supplies to class on Feb. 8th.

• colored pencils
• pencil
• eraser
• scissors

Also, for those who wish to participate, we will be having a valentine exchange at lunch. Please bring a valentine mailbox & nine Valentines. I encourage the kids to use their artistic skills and create these items. Click on the images for instructions and more ideas. 

Homemade Valentines Ideas

Homemade Mailbox Ideas

http://www.mamaslikeme.com/2012/02/valentine-mailbox-and-cute-homemade.html

http://thedoodlespot.blogspot.com/2011/02/homemade-valentine-boxes.html

http://www.tipjunkie.com/holiday-crafts/valentine-box-ideas/

http://www.make-it-do.com/celebrate-it/valentine-doings/

Week of November 9

This week we were learning about shading and I introduced the children to Monet's Haystack Series of paintings. We looked at this one which is titled "End of Summer". 

Monet's haystacks and cathedrals from Warren Criswell on Vimeo.

This video will give the children a chance to see more of Monet's Haystack painting. The second half is looking at his cathedrals. 

We talked a bit about Monet this week and I told the kids about a book and a movie called Linnea in Monet's Garden. I am pretty sure you can get both from the library.

Week of October 22

This week we will be look at FORM in art. Form shows the object's roundness or depth. Form does not appear to be flat. Form is made by drawing inside the shape which is the outside edge around an object.  Watch this short 1 1/2 minute movie to get an idea of what FORM looks like in art.

Week of October 15th

This week we will be repeating last weeks art project. Unfortunately we didn't have enough paint brushes to go around and I had to borrow a few from the church preschool. Needless to say, the quality of these paintbrushes was very poor so this led to some frustration.

I also feel that the kids learned a lot last week about tints and shades and would like to give them the opportunity to do the project with the knowledge they gained doing the project last week. I suggested this in class and they were all excited about it. They are going to paint their "Indian" names this week.

Assignment: Last week I told the kids that I was going to have a short drawing activity at the beginning of each class lasting about 10 minutes that will teach them actual drawing techniques to make 3D objects. They will need to bring 15 sheets of white computer paper to class this week to make an art doodle journal for this portion of class. If you have a piece of colored card-stock, please send one sheet of this as well. We will assemble the booklets in class.

Supplies:

• 15 sheets of white computer paper
• 1 sheet of colored card-stock

Week of October 8th

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Things have been going very well in Art Class. This last week we covered Value. The kids made a value scale and drew pictures using different values.

Be sure to get a look at their art prints. We are adding new ones often and I will be quizzing them each week to see if they remember the names and artists.

Also, next week we will be taking a step away from drawing and doing some painting! I know the kids are excited about that. Please send a couple of good quality paint brushes with your kids this week. If you only have one to send, please make sure it is a thinner brush, something like this:

Please do not send a paintbrush like this:

These type of paintbrushes do not produce good results and the kids will just be disappointed in their projects. If you have any problems, let me know! 

Week 3 - 10/1/2012

This past week we reviewed line, shape and texture. We drew line art by first drawing a turtle and adding many different lines inside the shell to make many different patterns. If you would like to, you can challenge your child and home to try this project again using a different animal and adding color. Here is an example of an Indian elephant art project:

Here are some projects from when I taught this class last year in my home: