Fall in the Art Room!

I am so excited fall has arrived :)  Even though our weather is in the 80s, we have dipped into our autumn color palettes and even tried our hand at some ink painting for the first time! Here's what we've been up to in grades k-8....

K-3rd grades are exploring patterns in animals this month, starting with my favorite, owls :) We are studying symmetry, pattern, and shape as we add our own flair to our work...

 

Junior High art club began with some india ink exploration using different effects. Using fancy watercolor paper we tried applying water to the paper first, then dropping on the ink with an eye dropper, we also drew with feathers and brushed for different lines...

We will create an ink wash painting in next week's class applying these techniques. 

8th grade has been creating linear toothpick sculptures the past 4 weeks, working in modular units to create a free standing piece showing repetition and negative space. Here are some results...

1st grade created patterned cat drawings today in honor of artist Laurel Birch. We used little chalk pastel on heavy dark paper. They turned out beautifully & so colorful!