Mixed Media Self Portraits

Grade 2

Learned about mixed media artist:

Sarah Smith Shoot

Sarah uses her personal environment, living & working on an organic farm as inspiration for her artwork.

Students looked at pattern, color and materials in Sarah's work and then....

Created a personal pattern

Created a self portrait using oil pastel

Practiced scissor skills

Learned to sew

This lesson was rich with creative experience and the children enjoyed the process!

Scrap Box Birds Grade 2

Using up a lot of scrap paper to create a mixed media collage.  Great end of the year project.

So colorful!

Amate Bark Paintings Grade 3

 

Third grade studied traditional folk art paintings of Mexico, specifically Amate Paintings.  We discussed the material these paintings are made from, tree bark.  We talked about the subject matter of the paintings:  everyday life, folk tales, nature etc…  We identified principles and elements of design: line, shape, color and pattern.  Students created their own Amate painting, depicting images of springtime and nature.

Beautiful work Third Grade!

Self Portraits Grade 3

Amedeo Modigliani

Italian Born Artist

Portraits Inspired by African Masks

   

Modigliani Portraits

Third Grade, self-portrait in the style of Amedeo Modigliani. 

As part of our art history lesson:  we compared characteristics of African masks and Modigliani portraits.

Students used the media of oil pastels to create their original Modigliani self-portrait.

Bravo Third Graders!!!

Kindergarten Prints

Kindergarten is using pattern to create these beautiful prints!  We looked at textile design for our inspiration. 

Non-Objective/Mixed Media inspired by Jazz

Second Graders looked at several non-objective/non-representational artworks.  We discussed the value of line, shape and color in an abstract artwork. We also discussed how artists use line, shape and color to create non-representational artworks.  Students experimented with paint, crayon, rubbings, chalk and marker.  Our artworks were inspired by classic jazz music, which played while our minds and hands danced.

Love!!!

Perspective with Grade 1

Perspective in first grade?  Oh yes!

Students learned that objects are large when we are close to them.  And objects become smaller as we move away from them.  In our artwork, we illustrated side mirrors on cars to reflect things we may be driving away from.  If we are driving away, the image becomes smaller.

Bravo, first graders!