Monday, October 10, 2011

Who We Are

The students have been creating their own self-portraits.











We have been learning about Faith Ringgold and how she
incorporated herself into the artworks and books she illustrated.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Landscapes

We enjoy going outside to create our landscape drawings.







We observe and draw, leaves, veins, bark, and roots.



On Wednesdays Mrs. Lipka (Miss Lipka's mom) joins us in art.































Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Warm and Cool Color Paintings

Our Autumn Artworks


The explorers painted their leaves with warm colors, red, orange and yellow.
They painted the background with cool colors, blue, green, and purple.













Monday, October 3, 2011

The Cleveland Museum of Art Field Trip

The students will be going to The Cleveland Museum of Art on a docent-led tour.
The museum tour topic is Children in Art:
How are we the same?
How are we different?
Meet young people from around the world represented in the museum collection.

The students will also have an opportunity to view some works of art created by artists they have been learning about this year.

SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 from 10:00-11:00, Grade 1
Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 from 10:00-10:45 Kindergarten

Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 from 10:00-11:00, Grade 2
Thursday, Oct. 27, from 10:00-11:00, Grade 3