2nd & 3rd Grade
2nd & 3rd Grade
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WOOF! WOOF! DOGS (and all kinds of critters) ARE IN THE HOUSE! GO TO THE GALLERY!
May 11- 15 Final Project :)
May 11- 15 Final Project :)
"I've Been Thinking ..." See HOME PAGE for description and instructions
"I've Been Thinking ..." See HOME PAGE for description and instructions
May 4 - May 8
May 4 - May 8
May Flowers and a Mother's Day Gift! (see the Home Page for more info and ideas)
May Flowers and a Mother's Day Gift! (see the Home Page for more info and ideas)
It's time to make floral art, just in time for Mother's Day! With supplies at home, students are challenged to paint, color, draw, or construct flowers. All shapes, colors, sizes, and textures will do -- have fun and make a single flower or a full bouquet to bless Mom for Mother's Day!
It's time to make floral art, just in time for Mother's Day! With supplies at home, students are challenged to paint, color, draw, or construct flowers. All shapes, colors, sizes, and textures will do -- have fun and make a single flower or a full bouquet to bless Mom for Mother's Day!
April 27 - May 1
April 27 - May 1
"En Plein Aire" -- Monet Style
"En Plein Aire" -- Monet Style
See the Home Page for instructions.
See the Home Page for instructions.
2nd Grade - We meet for our online Zoom, Monday at 10:00 a.m. -- Can't wait to see you!
April 20-24
April 20-24
Pets on Parade - See the home page for instructions.
Pets on Parade - See the home page for instructions.
April 13 - 17
April 13 - 17
Modigliani - Portrait Artist Extraordinaire
Modigliani - Portrait Artist Extraordinaire
This week, students will watch a short Mati & Dada video about Amadeo Modigliani (known as Dido) and his unique and stylized portraits -- long graceful necks, elongated faces, and oddly emotional eyes. After watching the video, students use the characteristics in his unique painting style to draw their own self portrait or a portrait of a family member. Materials can include: pencil, markers, crayons, colored pencil, pastel, or paint ... use whatever is available in your home at this point. Once completed, please snap a photo of your child and the piece of art and email to me. Include a brief "title" of the piece so I know who is portrayed in the artwork.
True confession: My recent manuscript is a novel based on a Modigliani forgery. This manuscript has been in the works for a couple of years and has generated from much research about this fascinating artist and his life. I'm using my "stay-at-home" time to make great strides on this book and know the kids' artwork will help me keep inspired and accountable. :)
April 6-10
April 6-10
Easter Art
See the Home Page for the Introduction and Ideas on the Glorifying God page.
I encourage students to use their imaginations and whatever materials are available at home. Feel free to jump in and share in celebrating the joy of Easter with your child. Send a photo(s) of the wonderful creations and I'll post on this site as pieces come into my email box. Blessings!
March 30-April 3
March 30-April 3
Juliette Crane "At Home" Art
Juliette Crane "At Home" Art
While 2nd graders are already familiar with Juliette Crane from our previous lessons, I've included a link here to include 3rd graders in the fun as many students expressed interest in learning to create pieces inspired my this artist.
Have your student watch this 15 minute interview, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeSJ6NKJNq8, with mixed-media artist, Juliette Crane. The video includes images of many of her whimsical animals, great advice on how to push through art projects when challenges occur, and where artists find inspiration.
Gather a mixture of art supplies that are already available at your home (perhaps oil pastels, watercolor and/or acrylic paint and brushes, colored markers, crayons, scrapbook paper, magazines, fabric scraps, glue, scissors ...). Provide a blank piece of paper, or if available, a canvas (any size will do). In class, we observed how eyes are shaped and details and patterns added to the animal or person. Have fun creating your own Juliette Crane inspired art. Be sure to take a photo of you and your art and send to my email, jmansfield@denverchristian.org so I can add to the online gallery page.
Also, check out my mini beach vacation time-lapse on Mrs. Mansfield's studio visit page. It's a great project to try that can be done with watercolor or acrylic paint, or simply markers or crayons.
Tomi dePaola Art
In conjunction with Mrs. Waander's Library lessons, let's take a close look at Tomie dePaola's style of artwork and illustration.
He uses a combination of watercolor and hi-flow acrylic to add beautiful colors to his books. When you look at his illustrations, what do you notice in all of his books? What colors does he use? Are his people, animals, and even trees and other details super detailed or drawn with simple lines and shapes? Look at the faces of the people and animals. How does he draw the eyes, noses, and mouths.
Art Challenge: Using the style of dePaola, draw a picture of you and an animal with some of the same drawing techniques he uses. With materials you have at home, color your picture.
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