Winter in the Art Room

Winter is here and we are working it into our artwork throughout grade levels!

Kindergarten-  We discussed realistic art and created polar bears with shaving cream.  We also learned out to make patterns to put as a background on our polar bears.

1st grade-We created snowy owls and learned some different painting techniques, as well as how to draw owls.

2nd grade-These artists read the book 'Snowmen at Night' and learned all about light and shadow.  We then created 3D shaded snowmen, who were doing all sorts of fun things at night--playing football, singing, sledding and more!

3rd grade-We finished talking about Ancient Rome and created our clay shields.  We are learning about Native Americans next!

4th grade-Fourth grade is finishing their unit on Medieval times by making their illuminated letters and metal tooling castles.

5th grade-These students are finishing their self portraits and learning about the Renaissance.  We are going to learn about American artist Georgia O'Keefe next.  

6/7th Grade Art Around the World:  These students have "traveled" to Asia and created their own lanterns, and now just finished their project involving African Kente cloth.  They dyed their own fabrics, used Ashanti symbols/their own symbols to carve stamps, then printed their stamps on their cloth.  We are headed to Central America next where we will look at the art of Mexico.  

*BIG NEWS:  WWA 2014 Art Show is coming SOON!  Please look for more details in the March Wildcat Weekly newsletters, and in Thursday folders.  The show is set to kick off on Thursday, April 10th with a Family Art Night/Reception to be held in the gym from 3:30-6pm.  We will have snacks and art projects provided for you so come enjoy a creative night and view all the wonderful K-8 artwork!  The show will remain on the stage from April 10-April 17th, so if you can't make it that night join us one of those days while school is open.
  
*Doodle 4 Google is back!  This year’s theme is “If I Could Invent One Thing to Make the World a Better Place...”  Entries are due March 20^th.  For more information or for entry forms go to http://www.google.com/doodle4google/ or see Mrs. Fingland!  This is a great worldwide art competition with fantastic prizes, so don’t miss out!


Stay warm!
Mrs. Fingland