First grade was introduced to value and shading through drawing snowmen. We talked about things we might do to make a drawing look more 'realistic', about how light sources create shadows on objects. Students created their snowmen using oil pastels.
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Students examined the still life paintings of artist Henri Matisse, looking at the unique patterns and colors he used. We also discussed the bold outlines that made the objects he painted stand out. Students created a coffee or tea cup in oil pastel, sitting on a table with a wallpaper patterned background. They then painted over their pastel lines, filling in the spaces around due to the wax resist technique which allows the lines to still be seen through the paint.
4th and 5th grade students worked on an individual and collaborative piece. The artwork is done separately but is meant to be displayed together as a whole. Because of this we talked about installation art, work that is meant to be displayed in a certain area.
Students used containers to trace the circles in white oil pastel. We then talked about reflective surfaces and how light and window light will curve with the shape of the surface. We also discussed that since these are bubbles they may have different colors within them as you see sometimes in puddles with oil. Turkeys in DisguiseFor Thanksgiving students discussed what Turkeys might do to disguise themselves during the holidays. What might these turkeys look like in costumes, hiding places, etc?
Classes at All Saints, St James, and St John schools have been busy at work these past few months so we've had a lot to do! We will be posting most of the updates and images of work that we've not been able to post. Unfortunately the City Hall Art Show opening had been cancelled but student work was displayed. We have images and a video walk-through from the Show. Stay tuned!
Children develop artistically just like they do in other areas of their life, like walking and talking, it comes in stages. One of the leading theorists on the subject is Dr. Viktor Lowenfeld, who published "Creative and Mental Growth" in 1947, breaks down the artistic stages in terms of mark-making. The website The Virtual Instructor has a wonderful blog entry detailing Lowenfeld's work with the wonderful imagery below: http://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/the-stages-of-artistic-development Mr. Gilligan's 2nd grade class at St. John's completed trees in the style of the artist Kandinsky, cutting out circles from construction paper and layering them on their tree bases. - Mr. GThis week, from Mrs. Gilligan's St. James third grade art class, the winner is..... Rory-Third GradeRory did a great job this week, both through his artwork and his time in the art room. He chose to sit at the front table near the smartboard so he could concentrate on his work by his self. The hard work paid off! He wonderfully blended his oil pastel pumpkin and added the glowing effect around it. Keep up the good work!
Brie showed us a video of her work during 5th grade art today. She uses the computer to draw and complete her artwork then uploads the speed paintings to her Youtube channel. Some of her inspirations are Toothless (from How to Train Your Dragon) and Pokemon. She does a wonderful job!
St. John's first grade art created minions using cut paper. Students cut out their large minion base from yellow paper for the body, then added details using multiple colors. It was great to see how many different kinds of minions were created using many different types of techniques!
Students at All Saints have previously learned about lines and color, in order to combine the two we created painted texture papers, similar to what the artist and author Eric Carle makes when he creates his papers for collage. Students used rollers and paint brushes as well as tools for printmaking like leaves and brayers. We will use these painted papers throughout the year to create our own collages! -Mrs. GilliganAt All Saints students in grades 4 and 5 created stained glass look-alike murals. In one students were instructed to use only warm colors to symbolize the rays of the sun while the border could be cool colors, in the other mural students had more freedom to choose where they wanted to use cool or warm colors. They came out beautifully!
At St. James we are currently working on K-6 Original Artworks Fundraiser! Students in all grades create artwork which can then be purchased by parents, family, and friends on products like coffee mugs, bags, and jewelry. It's a great way to support the Arts and St. James School! Kindergarten and First Grade Jim Dine Hearts
With two curriculum nights and working on the Original Artworks Fundraiser there are lots of things to post but only so much time...coming this week will be:
Kindergarten and 1st grade have begun the year learning a little about the Elements and Principals of Art. The very basic foundations of art are line and color. We began the year talking about color, what colors we know then moving into the primary and secondary colors. Primary colors are red, yellow, and blue. We learned that these colors cannot be made by mixing paints, we must start with these colors in order to mix to get secondary colors. The secondary colors are orange, green, and purple. In later lessons we discussed how red, yellow, and orange are warm colors as well, and green, purple, and blue are cool colors. Lots of color learning! Color Wheels and Color mixingLines, lines, lines!We spoke about how important color is in art, and right along with color is lines. Lines show space, shape, volume, and more. We see lines all around us! Students looked around the art room and found lines on the fans, decorations, vents, etc. We talked about zig-zag lines, waves, horizontal, vertical, spirals and then came up with our own kinds of lines. We practiced drawing lines first then during our next class we constructed line sculptures by folding construction paper into some of the lines we drew. Our bases are actually mat board for picture frames, generously donated n various sizes by Frame to Please in Endicott, thank you so much! -Mrs. GilliganWe have our first Golden Paintbrush Award Winners!Each week, one student from All Saints and St. James schools will be featured in a blog post with their artwork and first names. I (Mrs. Gilligan) also have mini certificates for students to give them during their next art class. We decided to use the blog instead of posting the winners pictures in the school hallway to allow more Broome County Catholic School students to see the winners artwork and to make it less confusing with the art schedule. This way students don't need to physically see me to know whether or not they won the award for that week, they can check the blog and see some awesome artwork and artists featured. Drumroll....Almost there, I promise! Students win the Golden Paintbrush Award by putting lots of effort into their art work each class, good artist behavior during class, respecting the art room and materials, and being kind to their classmates. The Golden Paintbrush winner is a student that tries extra hard and goes above and beyond what is required for art class. I try to select a different hardworking student each week. Each class is a new chance for all students. Nicholas- 6th GradeNicholas has been working hard on his "What I did this summer" drawing, going slow and taking his time to add layers and visual interest. He wanted to show the park from the viewpoint of a ride, above the treetops. I do not have set deadlines for artwork for this very reason, Nicholas has been working very hard each class, carefully coloring to get rid of all the white lines, shouldn't that take a lot of time? I'm looking forward to seeing the finished work hanging in the hallway with our other summer drawings before we start shifting into fall! Colin- 2nd GradeColin created this drawing for the Original Artworks Fundraiser. He picked one of the harder lessons we spoke about and made the decision to sit at a table quietly by himself and got right to work. He sketched first to plan out where he wanted his circles. Colin then very carefully colored sections of his geometric abstract drawing, making sure to pick different colors based on how they were separated by the large intersecting lines. Great job Colin! -Mrs. GilliganWe are now entering our second full week of school! Lots of big plans underway among all of the art classes. The elementary schools are working on collaborative murals featuring individual artwork combined to make a single mural. We are hoping to have these be a feature at our Curriculum Nights. We are already planning for holiday art, concerts, district wide art show, City Hall Art Show, and more. Art curriculum's are usually very fluid due to school needs for holidays and events so please be patient with us, we may bounce from project to event projects and back again. We try to get as much student artwork home as quickly as we can but we need to keep a good amount for displays. Throughout the year students will generally complete about 7-10 art projects with smaller practice work in between to build up skills and technique. We see students for about 30 minutes each class, with 15 minutes of art time (coming in routines, seating, instruction, work time, then cleaning up and lining up). It takes quite a bit of time to complete full artwork, but after displaying and especially at the end of the year all artwork will be returned to their classrooms for students to take home.
We can't wait to see all of the amazing hard work students put into their artwork this year and getting to know new students! Welcome back to art and lets have a great year!
Students worked very hard and carefully, trying to move the ink in different directions and try new techniques without getting paint/ink all over. We used googly eyes after the were finished painting to add life to their designs. Visit Stefan's Daily Monster Blog for great videos on his process! |
Lines can even be seen in sculptures, these are constructed from lines! They are made from cut paper, however viewed flat they can be considered drawings and hanging upright where you can walk around them(3D) they are considered sculpture.
For two classes at both St. James and All Saints, students have been working on projects for Mother's Day. Many worked on special portraits of their mothers, where we learned about face proportions and how to add hair to the face, etc. We tried our best to add color carefully and think about details.
I've been battling the "I CAN'Ts" a lot in both schools, and lots of self-doubt. Every student is in fact an artist, you are making art! It doesn't matter if anyone likes is, if you like it that is all that matters. Many famous artists were rejected from galleries and museums, over and over again. They never gave up though! Next year I already have loads of amazing projects in mind but we need to believe we can create and that our ideas matter for anything of them to be successful. We'll be spending much longer on individual projects, making sure that all edges are covered and that there is no unintentional white space. "I can't", "This is Bad", and any variation of these words are banned in the art room!
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Mrs. Gilligan teaches Elementary Art at both All Saints and St. James schools, K-6.
Mr. Gilligan teaches Elementary Art at St. John and High School Art at Seton HS.
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