Mono print madness

Yearly, students take on a printmaking lesson. This fall the fifth graders tested their printmaking skills by creating monoprints. Monoprints are copies of marks printed once hence "mono". No two prints are alike. Fifth graders used fall leaves as their subject matter and created wrapped branches for a hanger.

Kindergarten Freight Trains

The kindergarten finished up a quick study in shape and color. We used Donald Crews' book Freight Train for inspiration. The book has great illustrations that won it a Caldecott Honor award. Check out the kindergartens take on Freight Train.

3rd grade Greek Vases

Third graders have created artwork based off Ancient Greek Pottery for their first art work of the year. We focused on the black figure style which features repetitive patterns and often tells a story of daily life in Ancient Greece or mythological scenes. The 3rd graders put their own twist on their artwork by illustrating a scene from their daily life.

Warm suns Cool oceans

First grade started off their art year with a warm and cool color practice. Warm colors are orange red and yellow. They are used for things like fire, the sun, or lava. Cool colors are blue green and purple. They can be used for water or snow. The first graders noticed how there are both primary and secondary colors in each group and that each group reminds us of the actual temperature of the subject they are drawing. To get a good feel of the new color groups the first graders created warm suns and cool ocean paintings

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Welcome Back!

Scissors, glue, markers, and more- the art room is back in full swing! The kids have been working hard and have some great work to show for it!

Some Sites for your Summer Art Craving

Here is a list of some fun sites to check out when you need a quick art fix over your summer break.

Picasso Head is site I have suggested to students for awhile. If you haven't checked it out yet, now the time to create your own Picasso inspired piece.

Picasso Head


SFMOMA has a nice site where you become a detail detective of art masterpieces.

Detail Detective


The Art Institute of Chicago Curiousty Corner has a few fun activities to try. I like the mix and match famous portraits.

Curiosity Corner


In 3rd grade we created new mythical creatures, on BuiLD YouR WiLD SeLF you can turn yourself into a creature!

Build Your Wild Self


Albright-Knox has some art games that are worth a try.

Art Games

Blue dog boogie

George Rodrigue is one of my favorite artists. His blue dog paintings are immediately recognizable. He has a wonderful collection of painting, sculptures, and children's books. This year, Second grade practiced drawing their own blue dog painting inspired by George Rodrigue. Soon after studying Rodigues work the second graders found out that blue dog isn't always blue...