Students at St. James School learned about the drawing technique of gesture drawing. This method allows students to slowly examine the body and positions while drawing simple shapes to display what they see. We broke down the shapes in the body to their simplest form. Each student took approximately 2-3 minutes to model for the class, everyone did a wonderful job!
Students at All Saints School briefly learned about the artist Alberto Giacometti and his abstract figures before creating their own figures depicting motion and movement. We began construction using aluminum foil to build an armature to apply the plaster strips to. Using small pieces of plaster allowed for easier use and getting into small spaces. After we cleaned up our work areas we viewed a slideshow of Giacometti's work, one of which is rumored to have sold at auction for $100 million dollars! Next class we will finish plastering before we begin to think about adding details. Fourth Grade at All Saints SchoolToday students at All Saints participated in a VTS (Visual Thinking Strategy) art lesson learning about the American artist Frederic Remington. Students were shown a PowerPoint of several of his paintings and sculptures and were asked a series of prompts, allowing the students to hypothesize story and meaning through examining the artwork. "Through VTS' rigorous group 'problem-solving' process, students cultivate a willingness and ability to present their own ideas, while respecting and learning from the perspectives of their peers. Engaged by contributing observations and ideas, the students participate in VTS-based lessons in ways they often don’t in others. VTS is a curriculum for schools; as a method of discussion, it is used in many art museums". -Visual Thinking Strategies Students used the grid system of drawing to break down one of two images of a horse. The grid system has been used by artists for hundreds of years to break down a large image into smaller more manageable parts to allow for more realistic representation. Egyptians even used this method! The grid system also allows artists to enlarge images easier, by simply keeping the right ratio and making one grid larger an artist can enlarge any image. Students used a blank grid underneath see-through vellum type paper, while examining the squares on the horse drawing grid, copying what they saw. We will create a collage during the next class where students will take torn magazine images and compose them into a scene. We will take the drawings from the previous class and attach that to the new collage. Through this students will also learn about mixed media art.
Welcome to the new website and blog! I have been struggling to find a means of uploading information and images quickly so that I may share it with all of you as soon as possible. I am hoping to update this blog almost daily with posts to keep everyone updated on what is happening in the art rooms. As I work at two schools I will do my best to update about each. I will post photos from class however I do not post pictures of students for safety reasons, you will never see anyone's face here. If you have any questions or comments please don't hesitate to contact me!
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