Painting a Still Life

 A composition is the way an artist arranges the lines and shapes in his artwork. These lines and shapes form pictures or designs.   An artist can arrange his compositions to show portraits, landscapes and still life pictures. A still life is a work of art that shows a group of objects placed together that are not alive. The objects in the still life form the subject. The subject of a painting fills the positive space.  The rest of the picture is the background. This forms the negative space.

This year the 4th - 6th graders created their own still life paintings.  First they chose the objects that they wanted and set them up to be photographed.  Using the photographs, each student created a drawing that later became a water color of his or her still life.  When they were done painting, each student chose a partner to compare and contrast their still life with.  In their journals they wrote about these comparisons and reflected upon their own work as well.

Here is a link to a short video of these young artists at work.   https://youtu.be/8nAgktJtdR4
Enjoy the show!

  

Chanukah Crafts

Here is a link to our special Chanukah Crafts video.  Each grade did a different project and we all had such a great time.

https://youtu.be/209vs0govN8?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT1t4wDHeQk0Fj-saWnHx9Z_

Stain Glass Windows

We have just finished our unit on Stain Glass Windows.   

Stained Glass is a picture that is on a window. Most stain glass designs are outlined with lead. The windows are transparent which means that the light can shine through it. When light shines through the windows you can easily see the colors and shapes.

We made our own stain glass windows using plastic sheets, sharpies and black puffy paint.

Here is a very short video so that you can watch your children in action

https://youtu.be/_BebSK4EGVE?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT1t4wDHeQk0Fj-saWnHx9Z_

Getting Ready for Rosh Hashana

Our kindergarten and first grade students were very busy these last two weeks preparing for the Rosh Hashana holiday.  Enjoy the video and have a Happy, Healthy and Sweet New Year!

https://youtu.be/LZRF5U8Kc7E?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT1t4wDHeQk0Fj-saWnHx9Z_

Off to A Great Start

We started the year off with some amazing art adventures!  The Kindergarten and first grade classed learned all about paints, brushes and portfolios.  Then they used what they learned to create a special portfolio of their own to collect the artwork that they will make over the coming year.  The second and third grade classes explored the world of symmetry and created transparent butterflies using puffy paint, tracing paper and even some cool sequins.  The fourth, fifth and sixth grade classes discovered some of the mysteries behind color illusions and created their own pastel contrast drawings.  Here is a video to enjoy watching my young artists at work.  Have a wonderful week.

https://youtu.be/upH_QubKjBA?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT1t4wDHeQk0Fj-saWnHx9Z_

Selfie Assignment

https://youtu.be/Uo8Ud7HJdp0?list=PLsoFE8aVnBT1t4wDHeQk0Fj-saWnHx9Z_

Hi everyone!  It's time to start up our recycling project again!!! This year I will be collecting paper towel tubes,  crystal light containers, wine corks, old cds, bottle caps, shoe boxes and magazines.  Please make sure that all magazine content is appropriate for the school environment.  As of now I will not be collecting egg cartons as I have too many of those already.  You can also earn 5 extra recycling points by bringing in your journal from last year for reuse.   Have fun recycling!!!