8th Grade Cezanne Inspired Still Life Paintings

The 8th Grade finished their study of post impressionist painter, Cezanne, with these rich still life paintings. The students worked off of actual paintings by Cezanne and added their own interpretations.  After quickly sketching out their composition, layers of tempera paint were applied. Chalk pastels were added in the final stages to heighten the light and shadows.

4th Grade "The Future Me" Portraits

4th Graders were busy creating these amazing portraits of themselves in their future careers. With very little direction on how to draw portraits, they used their imaginations and artistic skills to explore some of the ways they might see themselves in about 20 years!  The drawings were first drawn in Sharpie marker and then colored using oil pastels.

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6th Grade Radial Mandalas

These stunning examples of Radial Symmetry were created by our fabulous sixth graders.  For this project we discussed the use of radial mandalas in art throughout history.  The students looked at examples in architecture, stained glass windows used in cathedrals as well as other art forms.

3rd Grade Bird Drawings

The 3rd grade had fun with this first drawing project of the year.  Using a directed line, the students drew these fun whimsical birds.  We talked about line and pattern in art and things we see everyday.  After the birds were drawn, they had fun completing them with patterns and bright colors.  Some students were able to incorporate foreground and background concepts into this piece as well!

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6th Grade Miro Inspired Paintings

The sixth grade discovered Spanish artist Joan Miro.  We looked at many of his paintings and discussed that Miro was a Surrealist artist.  Like Miro, the students created their own dream scape surreal paintings emphasizing line, shape & color. They incorporated many of Miro's familiar shapes used in his paintings as well as their own interpretations.