Sunday, September 22, 2013

6th Grade Colorful Fall Leaves



6th grade started out the year reviewing Analogous and Complimentary color schemes.  With beautiful watercolor washes, they painted their drawings of fall leaves with analogous colors.  When dry, the backgrounds were painted with complimentary colors of the fall leaves.  The students did some experimenting with watercolor techniques, using salt and clear water droplets to create some stunning effects!


5th Grade Fall Sunsets



The 5th grade were busy the last 2 weeks creating these multimedia masterpieces.  First they created a sunset using a watercolor wash, with bright vibrant colors.  Next they drew a silhouette scene on black paper and then cut out the negative space... very tricky! The results were fabulous!


Lesson inspired by DeepSpace Sparkle

4th Grade Robot Drawings

The 4th grade had a blast creating these imaginative robots!
First we talked about what robots could be made out of, using our wildest imaginations. There were so many original ideas.  Then the students drew the robots in sharpie markers using line and patterns to show texture, no pencils here!  Lastly, they colored in with markers using bright vibrant colors.



















Lesson inspired by DeepSpace Sparkle

8th Grade Still Life Studies in Charcoal



The 8th grade started the year with a look at the artist Cezanne.  We talked about his work and his influence on Modern Art.  The students sat around a large still life of apples, oranges, and pears - much similar to the many still life paintings Cezanne himself would create.  They were given a stick of charcoal and asked to draw a portion of the still life. Composing an arrangement on their page, they incorporated shading and movement to give their sketches dimension and depth.


1st Grade Sunflower Paintings


Mrs. Magill's 1st grade class created these beautiful watercolor sunflowers.  The children observed real sunflowers, talked about their shape, color and texture of the centers.  Then they drew a large sunflower using black oil pastels, next the painted the petals with warm colors, then the center and background with cool colors.  We even added some texture to the center with salt to create seeds.  Mrs Robbins class will have fun painting these this week as well.  A special thank you to Mrs Dwyer for helping us in the Art Room!




Saturday, September 21, 2013

School Wide Mural!

Our first art project of the year is a Hand Art Mural, created by grades 1 - 8.  Each grade was asked to trace their hand and create a piece of art from the shape.  Different techniques were used, from watercolor to oil pastel to bold graphic designs in colorful markers. Each hand was cut out and combined in a beautiful mural located outside the artroom.  The mural symbolizes that our students are all unique, creative individuals but together with God's love, we are ONE AMAZING COMMUNITY! Check it out!


With God's Love and St. Mary's Community, We Can Accomplish Anything!

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Welcome!

Welcome Saint Mary families!  My name is Kathy Giangiulio and I am so pleased to be able to bring art classes to the students of Saint Mary's School.  We have a new art room this year, with lots of space to spread out & get creative.  If you didn't have a chance to stop by the Art Room this year, I included some pictures.  Please feel free to drop by, view student work or volunteer during Art Classes.  I will be posting updates bi-monthly of what the students are doing in their art classes, as well as their artwork.  I do tend to hold on to artwork until after the Art Show in the Spring.  This way you can see what your child has been creating in school.  I am also going to try to upload all student art to Artsonia, an online Art Gallery for schools, but I will need to get parental permission slips out and signed before I can do that.



One of the many origami art hanging in our classroom, created by a St. Mary Alumi




I want to thank the Saint Mary's community for supporting Art Education.  Art classes provide our students a chance to develop cognitive, creative and imaginative skills.  It strengthens their  problem solving, critical thinking, and self-discipline. We want our children to become thinkers, to not be afraid to make mistakes, that is how we learn and grow.

This year we will provide the students with lessons rich in art elements, painting & drawing techniques, while engaging their imaginations with cultural, literature & historical connections.