Flower Paintings by Kindergarten

Kindergartners viewed and discussed the work of Georgia O'Keeffe before embarking on these paintings.  They filled each flower petal with a different type of line, traced with oil pastel, and painted with vibrant watercolors.

Exit Tickets

Fifth graders filled out these exit tickets upon completing their iPad contour line drawings.  It's a great way to get a quick sense of what they learned.

Accordion-Folded Architecture by Grade 3

Third graders practiced drawing all kinds of architectural details such as "quoins",  "dormer windows" and "cupolas" before embarking on their final project of a city street.

Sunburst Paintings by Grade 4

Fourth graders learned all about tints and shades, and how to create them by mixing paints.  Each ray on these sunbursts is either a tint (any color mixed with white) or a shade (any color mixed with black).  

Fauvist Landscapes by Grade 2

Second graders learned about Henri Matisse and the art movement called Fauvism.  These artists were called the Fauves or the "Wild Beasts" because of the wild, bright, bold and unusual colors they used.  You might see a purple lake, a yellow sky, or orange clouds.
Second graders created these oil pastel landscapes in the style of the Fauves.

Line Turtles by Grade 1

First graders started this lesson by searching the art room for all kinds of lines.  We then took turns drawing all types of lines on the whiteboard.  They drew a turtle and filled it's shell with all kinds of lines: loopy, curvy, straight, even letters, numbers and shapes.

Optical Illusion Hands by Grade 4

Fourth graders used both line and value to create this illusion of 3D hands.  They practiced using value (darks and lights of a color) by creating a value scale, before embarking on their final product.