Art Clubbers and Lepidoptera!

Art Clubs are singing along and students are already working on their second project! We are looking into the wonders of Lepidoptera (an order of insects that includes moths and butterflies). Stay tuned for the finished product!

Regarding Returning Student Artwork...

As many of you know, Fine Arts and French Night is our annual art show where we are able to display students' best artwork all over the school! It is a wonderful event that showcases the hard work, effort, and joyous enthusiasm that your students invest in their French and Art classes. That being said, please be aware that, for this event which takes place in the spring, I choose each student's best artwork to display from the projects they have completed over the course of the academic year. Because I need access to all their finished projects to do this, I do not return completed projects until the end of the year. If you have any questions regarding this matter or would like to know how your student in progressing in art, please feel free to send me an email! Thank you for all you do!

5th Grade: Progress on Rembrandt Elephants

Fifth grade has been learning about study drawing and is working on charcoal reproductions of Rembrandt's study drawing of an elephant. Check back later to see samples of student work!

4th Grade: Making Progress on Self Portraits

Fourth grade is working on their Self Portrait project and are close to being finished! Check back in for samples of student work and a little info on what we've been learning!

Third Grade: Light in Art and Student Still Life!

Students studied the different jobs of light in art by viewing fine works by Vermeer and Caravaggio. We discussed how the element of art called value (or light and shadow in a work of art) acts to create the illusion of depth and form. We also discussed other jobs of light in art, such as directing the viewer where to look in a painting, helping communicate a narrative, and setting a mood in a work of art. Students created their own still life for this project, using value to create light and shadow in their work. Here are a few samples of their work!

Second Grade: Line and Picasso's Rooster!

Students studied the art element of line during this project, focusing on Pablo Picasso's line work in drawing simplified figures and animals. We discussed the difference between organic line, which is more irregular, curving and found in natural forms, and inorganic line, which tends to be regular, mechanical, and found in geometric or man-made forms. Students used organic line to build their replication of Picasso's Rooster and added color using oil pastels. Here are a few samples of their wonderful work!