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WOOF! WOOF! DOGS (and all kinds of critters) ARE IN THE HOUSE! GO TO THE GALLERY!
CHECK OUT THE ONLINE GALLERY PAGES -- ART ADDED DAILY AND NOT TO MISS!!!!!!!
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.
April 20-24
April 20-24
Pets on Parade - See the home page for instructions.
Pets on Parade - See the home page for instructions.
Note: 4th Grade meets with me on live Zoom, Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. We'll be discussing the pet project, I'll share a brief demonstration, and then students will have an opportunity to begin their own piece. However, if it works best for your student to use the extra time on Monday (no formal school day), that's fine.
April 13 - 17
April 13 - 17
Drawing – Paul Priestly – Outlines, Edges, Shading – Part 1
Students will watch this short video and participate with well-known artist and drawing instructor, Paul Priestly, as he leads us with pencil and paper in the basics of drawing. I encourage students to practice these essential drawing skills and concepts several times. Next, choose a simple 3-D object in the home (a piece of fruit or vegetable, a soup can or bowl ... nothing too detailed) and compose a pencil drawing using his guidance with outlines, edges and shading. Please send me a photo of the piece of art and a title or description.
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
Mini - Beach Vacation
Hi and welcome to the week! Click this link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT10kD6WhhM, for a sneak peek of this week's lesson -- a quick time-lapse of a beach painting. Then, gather supplies you have at home and paint along with me at a regular pace using this link, https://youtu.be/vmZWbgoRWig
SPOILER ALERT: My video skills are nothing to brag about as I filmed half of my face! Oh well, I'd rather you see the painting instead of me. I promise to improve with each lesson :).
Here are supplies you will need to paint it like my sample, or you can use *other mediums and do your own version of this relaxing and fun painting:
Canvas (any size, but I am using an 11x14")
Acrylic paint (white, blue, green, yellow, brown -- ideally, it's fun to have different hues of greens and blues, but mixing colors and adding white can achieve pretty combinations
Brushes -- I am using a 1" flat brush for the sky, ocean, beach, and palm tree trunk. A fan brush is super cool for the palm leaves, but not necessary.
Small cup of water (not a nice drinking glass :)
*If you don't have canvas and acrylic paints, you can make this same beautiful beach scene with watercolor paint, colored markers, crayons, colored pencils, pastels, even torn and cut paper glued to a background. Be creative and make your own unique mini-beach scene!
Be sure to clean up your space well and rinse all the paint out of your brushes! :)
Happy Painting!!!
The Artwork of Patricia Polacco
In conjunction with Mrs. Waander's Library lessons, take a close look at the artwork in Patricia Polacco's illustrations. She is a master watercolorist as well as beloved author. Her illustrations are not only highly detailed, but very expressive. Notice the faces on the people, and even animals! Also, notice the patterns and texture she adds to the clothing to make each element stand out. Take a look at this Pinterest gallery for some of her best work.
Art challenge: Using a pencil and paper, draw a picture of a room in your house. Add a person or people, and even an animal or two. Now, go back in and add repeating details and interesting details. Depending on materials at your home, add color with markers, colored pencils, crayons, or even watercolor paint (although if your paper is too thin, it might not work so well).
5th Grade - Continue thinking about and adding detail and the three theme words to your Symbolism drawing. Thanks to Charlie, he figured out we do NOT need to write the words in reverse! Genius! If you already added your words, erase and write normally. Feel free to sketch out a new drawing if that is easier. We'll continue our project when we return to school.
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