The
5th grade students learned about the life and artwork of Claude
Monet through a power point. Students
learned that Impressionist painters were more focused on how the light affected
their piece of art. Monet would paint
the same subject matter over and over but at different times during the day and
different times of the year. Students
were able to view Monet’s Haystack series and discuss what season or time of
day they thought the painting was done.
Students were able to create lays of paint using different techniques
and Analogous colors to create an Impressionist piece of art like Claude Monet.
Check out what the students in Mrs. VandenBush's classroom are doing in art! Some of th lesson ideas I come up with, but many of these ideas come from other wonderful art teachers!
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
5th Grade Cakes
The 5th Grade
students studied the Pop Art Movement through a PowerPoint. We focused on the artist Wayne Thiebaud and
learned about him through a video. Wayne
Theibaud was an American Pop Artist who loved to paint sweets and deserts. Students were able to see Thiebaud apply his
paint so thick that it even looked like real frosting! Theibaud was turned down by several art
galleries before he ended up getting his first art show, which was an instant
success. The 5th grade
students were able to design their own cake keeping in mind how many layers and
flavors they each would like for their cake.
Students reviewed VALUE and learned how to create tints and shades using
chalk pastels. Students also learned
that colors that are next to each other on the color wheel are the best colors
to blend together. Students were able to
add a variety of details to their cake.
Finally students designed a background trying to use colors that were
not in their cake to create contrast to make their cake stand out.
4th Grade O'Keeffe Skulls
The 4th Grade students learned
about the life and artwork of Georgia O’Keeffe.
Georgia O’Keeffe grew up on a farm in Wisconsin and has become one of
today’s most famous painters. Her mother
thought art was very important, so growing up O’Keeffe had many art lessons and
was encouraged to go to Art College. O’Keeffe
loved nature, so most of her paintings were of flowers, mountains, seashells
and even animal bones. O’Keeffe often
simplified her paintings, creating more emphasis on the beauty of
nature. Eventually O’Keeffe moved to New
York to start showing her artwork. After
being in New York for a while, O’Keeffe took a teaching job in Texas and loved
the clear skies and the bright sun there.
After teaching for a few years Alfred Stieglitz, a famous photographer,
offered Georgia to come back to New York and he would pay for her expenses and
all she had to do was paint. It was hard for O’Keeffe to leave the beauty of
Texas, but she could not pass up the offer and this was the beginning of
O’Keeffe’s fame!
4th Grade Fish Sculptures
The 4th Grades
students learned about sculpture through a power point. A
sculpture is a 3-Dimensional object that can be made of various materials and
can be any size. 3-D means you can see
ALL three sides of the object; it pops out and is not flat. We looked at the difference between shape and
form. Students were able to create an
armature (the base for their sculpture) from a balloon and poster board. Students then used ANALOUGOUS colors to paint
their fins. Finally they used glitter
gloss and sequins to finish their fish sculpture.
3rd Grade Spring Birds
The 3rd Grade
students reviewed the Warm and Cool Colors.
Students also reviewed what TEXTURE is and used texture plates to create
texture in the background using only the cool colors. Students then learned what the word organic means and used only
curvy/organic lines overlapping their texture.
To create CONSTRAST students used yellow and orange watercolor to create
their background. Next students added a
tree and branches and added shadows to make it look more realistic. Finally students were about to draw a bird
native to Wisconsin sitting in their tree.
Students colored their birds using tints and shades. We talked about which direction the light is
coming from and what part of the bird the light will hit first. This would be the tint and the farthest part
of the bird from the light would be were the shading would be.
3rd Grade Hot Air Balloons
The 3rd Grade students learned about Hot
Air Balloons through PowerPoint. They
learned that hot air balloons fly because hot air weighs less than cool air, so
by heating the air inside the balloons allows it to float. Students were able to look at and see various
examples of hot air balloons and their bright, bold patterns. We reviewed horizontal, vertical and diagonal
lines. Students were able to use different
lines and different shapes to create a unique design for their hot air
balloon. Students had their photo taken
and added themselves into their hot air balloon. Then they used tissue paper and water to
create a textured sky background.
Finally students had to write at least three sentences starting with,
“If I could fly I would . . . .”
2nd Grade Mona Lisa
The 2nd Grade students learned about The Mona Lisa through a short video done by a little girl named Sophia. Students loved this video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww2yJ2grPBk&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1
Students brainstormed the sentence, "If I could take Mona Lisa anywhere I would take her to . . . ."
We wrote various examples on the board and students had to choose a place and create a background. I then used the ipad app. Masterpiece and too the students photo, which puts their face into the Mona Lisa. I printed them off and students added them on top of their background.
2nd Grade Matisse Collage
The 2nd Grade students learned
about the life and artwork of Henri Matisse.
Students learned that Matisse loved to use his scissors to make various
shapes overlapping to create a collage.
He rarely threw any scraps away.
Students learned the difference between positive and negative
space. Students also learned the difference
between geometric and organic shapes.
The students created a collage with many overlapping geometric and
organic shapes using the positive and negative images just like Henri Matisse
did!
2nd Grade Guitars
ROMEARE
BEARDEN MUSIC COLLAGE
The
2nd grade students learned about the life and artwork of Romeare
Bearden through a PowerPoint. They
learned that he was very interested in jazz music and this influenced his art.
We discussed the many different instruments that there are in a Jazz Band. The students also reviewed what a collage is
because Romeare Bearden overlapped fabric, photos and paint to create beautiful
collages inspired by music. Students
were able to create a music collage using the piano keys pattern for their
boarder and designing their own guitar.
Then they overlapped musical notes and sheet music. Finally we reviewed the various types of
lines and students had to fill the rest of their negative space repeating
different colors of lines.
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