Soiree de Beaute Approaches! (Otherwise known as Fine Arts and French Night!)

It's coming up soon! See the flier below for more information, and don't hesitate to email me with any questions. Hope to see you there!

Art Clubs Progress!

Check out some of the projects we've been creating in Art Club this semester!

We got to make our own chalk pastel still life, while learning about that medium and how it needs to be adhered to the paper you use with a sticky substance called 'fixative'.

We made our own masquerade masks while learning about the fascinating history behind this artistic tradition!

We recently just finished our beautiful Chinese paper lanterns! We learned about the traditions behind the different uses and design choices for this ancient art form.

5th Grade: Textiles and Taptestries

Fifth Grade learned about the textile called tapestry and its many uses, including insulation, decoration, and demonstrating a person's wealth. We discussed the different themes often exhibited in 16th century tapestry, such as biblical stories, mythological creatures, and scenes from daily life. Using the art of quilling, or paper filigree, each class created a representation of one of the most well known tapestries on the early 16th century, The Unicorn in Captivity. See a sample of their fantastic work below!

4th Grade: Gothic Architecture and Stained Glass

Fourth Graders studied Gothic Architecture and its different components, with a focus on its incorporation of stained glass windows, flying buttresses, Gothic rib vaults and ornate interior decoration. Students completed their own reproduction of the famous rose windows often seen in Gothic churches, using the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France as a reference, See an example of their wonderful work below!

1st Grade: Meet the French Impressionists!

First Grade has been learning about Impressionism and its emphasis on texture and atmosphere rather than photograph-like clarity. They were able to view and discuss paintings by such French Impressionists as Monet, Renoir and Degas. Here is a sample of a Renoir reproduction they practiced brushstrokes on, and below are a few samples of dancers they did while learning about the style of Degas.

Kindergarten: Vincent Van Gogh's Surprising Colors and Textures

Kindergarteners learned about Van Gogh and his love for using abundant and obvious brush strokes in his paintings. They attempted this method by making haystacks of their own using oil pastels. Here are a few samples of their work!

5th Grade: Completed One Perspective Landscape Painting

Our fifth grade students recently completed their linear perspective landscape paintings. We learned about the birth of linear perspective during the Renaissance and how important this was for the development of realistic spacial drawings.We also studied color theory, specifically how to make neutral colors using by adding white, black and gray to hues or pure colors.

4th Grade: Completed Illuminated Manuscripts

Here are some of our 4th graders' finished illuminated manuscripts. While working on this project, our students learned about the kinds of designs most often used in Gaelic insular (made on an island) art. Each student chose a virtue to illuminate, and wrote their own definitions. Then they designed their own page, employing the abstract patterns and zoological images we learned were used in illuminated manuscripts such as the Book of Kells.