Beginning of the year projects!

The Artists are diving right in to their work to start the year. 

Kindergarten: has been reading books about color mixing with the Primary Colors to make the Secondary Colors.  They also learned about the artist Alma Woodsey Thomas before using markers and water to create a color mixing science experiment.  The special rainbow paper is being used to create a cut paper scrap monster!

First Grade: has learned about the artist Pablo Picasso and his Cubist style portraits.  Students then played the fun dice game "roll-a-picasso" to create one of a kind cubist portraits of their own.  To finish off the project, they are adding chalk pastels in the tertiary colors. 

Second Grade: has been painting up a storm for their robot designs.  They started out making a background paper, then added metallic paint for their personal design.  Next they will be adding drawn details to complete the work. 

Third Grade: has been exploring Japanese Gyotaku printmaking with rubber fish and real leaves from around the Wayne Thomas school grounds. 

Fourth Grade: has learned about the artist Wayne Thiebaud and has begun the process of learning to draw 3-D forms with value and shading.  Soon they will be working on drawing sweet treats using their newly practiced skills. 

Fifth Grade: has begun their life drawing unit focused on artists Leonardo DaVinci and Nick Veasey.  Students are using ebony pencils and a variety of different erasers to draw bones in realistic ways. This is a more self guided, student interest unit which allows students to have freedom to explore and learn based on their own interests.