SketchBooks in the Art Room!

Students in grades 5th - 8th are using sketchbooks are a major part of their Art cirriculum this year. One of their first assignments was to design an original cover of the sketch book, incorporating lettering, composition and of course - their own creative personality.

Sketching and doodling are important, not only for budding artists, but for creative thinking and problem solving.  It is a valuable tool that engages the mind, enhances our memory retention and concentration by creating a visual language.  Many of our most creative minds have kept sketchbooks...Thomas Edison, Leonardo Da Vinci just to name a few!

SketchBooks are important...and fun!  Keep Doodling!

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.