MODIGLIANI PORTRAITS
The third graders studied the Italian artist Amadeo Modigliani. He was known for the long faces, noses, and necks of his portraits. The students created their own Modigliani self-portraits using a variety of artistic media.
(Anything But) Gumball Machines
The third graders studied the pop artist Wayne Thiebaud. Thiebaud's favorite subject was sweets such as cakes, pies, and candy. he also painted a series of gumball machines. The students' challenge was to make gumball machines with something whimsical in them. It could not be any kind of candy or toy that you might see in such a machine.