Grid Paintings in the Style of Piet Mondrain

Our artists in training kicked off their unit on Abstract art with Piet Mondrian.  He was a Dutch painter who was born in 1872. During his lifetime he traveled to France, England and eventually he settled down in New York.  At one time, Mondrian painted realistic landscapes, but as he painted more and more, his style began to change. The more Mondrian looked at trees, buildings, and vases, the more he saw their basic shapes and colors. Eventually, Mondrian's style consisted of geometric shapes and primary colors.   We made paintings in the Style of Mondrian using construction paper, glue and black paint.

 

 

Creating Still Life Art

 

Our Artists in Training have just finished their unit on Still Life art.  They created Still Lives in the styles of Rufino Tamayo, Paul Cezanne,Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse & Roy Lichtenstein.  Here is a link to a short video so that you can see our young artists in action.

https://youtu.be/8J3a_uIva7M

Purim In The Art Room

We have been really busy getting ready for Purim.  The kindergarten made very noisy Grogger Masks.  The 1st Grade made some really cool Mishloach Manot Baskets that they filled with yummy treats.  The 2nd graders were quite the fashion designers, creating their own Masktastik Hats. The 3rd Graders got silly clowning around with their Puppets and the 4th - 6th Graders got super messy making Masks out of plaster.  Here is a video to watch our young artists in action.

https://youtu.be/Ng1zNb7SQJI    Have a very Happy Purim!!!

Making Hamentashin

Chodesh Tov!  As we get ready for Purim in the Art Room I can't help but think of my favorite Hamentashin recipe. It's very simple and delicious.  I can't wait to whip up a batch this weekend!

If you would like to make some here is the recipe.

You Will Need: 

1 & 1/4 cup of Flour

1/4 cup of White Sugar

1/4 cup of Brown Sugar

1/2 tsp.Baking Powder

1/2 cup of oil

1 egg

Desired filling ( I use raspberry jelly)

1.  Sift the flour with the sugars and baking powder using a whisk.

2.  Add the oil and egg and mix thoroughly  with hands until dough is pliable.

3.  On a floured surface roll out the dough using a rolling pin until it's about an eighth of an inch flat.

4.  Use a round cookie cutter and cut the dough int circles.

5.  Place circles onto a greased cookie sheet and place a  tsp. of filling into the center of each circle. 

6.  Pinch the cookies into the hamentashen shape.  (If you're not sure how to do that here is a video link to show you how https://youtu.be/m6z18uS4hgA)

7.  Bake for 10 - 12 minutes at 375 degrees.

8.  Enjoy ... and stay tuned for an awesome video about how we celebrate Purim in the art room.

Wonder, Whimsy and Wild Folk Art in America

Last week I went with the 4th graders and the 5th & 6th grade girls to the Brooks Museum of art to see the Wonder, Whimsy and Wild exhibit. Our trip was arranged by the museum's educational coordinator, Olivia Mile.   The art work displayed was a collection of folk art from America and gave us a glimpse about life in America many years ago.  After taking a tour with the docents we went to the studio to create some amazing crafts that were inspired by the work we saw. We had a wonderful time and were grateful to have caught the exhibit just before it closed.

Here is a link to a video of our trip. 

https://youtu.be/1O-3PDIqyYg?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT1t4wDHeQk0Fj-saWnHx9Z_