Student Work

6th-8th Grades Art Class

Clownfish Drawing Lesson

During remote learning days Lincoln junior high students watched and created "Super Fast Drawing Lesson w/ Mrs. Myers: Clown Fish" on YouTube https://youtu.be/RwhpU1SdWzs

My World Watercolor Painting Lesson

Students created a painting with images that show what is most important in THEIR world.

Painting Content: Illustrate what is most important in their world using different types of lines, colors, and shapes (¨Their world¨ is clearly represented in the foreground, and solar system in the background).

Painting: Paint NEAT (not too much water, stay in lines, no white gaps) and COMPLETE. Paint in the Post-Impressionistic style of Vincent Van Gogh.

Self-Collage Lesson

Students created collages with words/images that show who they are as an individual; expressing what makes them unique.

Georgia O’Keeffe Botanical Painting Lesson

Student Artist Objectives:

Student can:

• State and write some facts about Georgia O’Keeffe, her style of art, particularly her flowers, and why the up close viewpoint was classified as modern or abstract.
• Examine an image or object in greater depth and detail by taking a closer look.
• Create large scale paintings and drawings of flowers/plants in the style of Georgia O’ Keeffe.

Mexican Alebrijes Ceramics Sculpture Lesson

Student Artist Objectives:

Student can:

• State and write some facts about the country of Mexico; their culture and art.
• State and write about the history and characteristics of alebrije sculptures by Pedro Linares Lopez.
• Design his/her own alebrije sculpture demonstrating knowledge of form, bright colors, and pattern.
• Create a alebrije sculpture combining at least two animals using clay.

Nigerian Dance Sculpture Lesson

Student Artist Objectives:

Student can:

• State and write some facts about the country of Nigeria; their culture and art.
• State and write about the characteristics of paintings by Ben Agbee and sculptures by Yinka Shonibare.
• Plan and create a paper mache sculpture in an energetic pose that is free-standing and looks good from all sides.
• Plan and construct (Nigerian inspired) patterned fabric clothes for sculpture to neatly wear.

Eiffel Tower Selfie Impressionist Watercolor Painting

Student Artist Objectives:

• State and write about facts about the country of France; their culture and art.
• Draw the Eiffel Tower using different types of lines.
• State and write about the characteristics of Impressionism and the paintings of Claude Monet.
• Create space with Eiffel Tower in the background and an accurate self-portrait in the foreground.
• Demonstrate the difference between warm and cool colors in their painting.
• Paint NEAT and in Impressionist style (not too much water, stay in lines, no white gaps) and COMPLETE.

6th-8th Grades: Poster Designs

6th-8th Grade: Abraham Lincoln Watercolor Paintings (Illinois Bicentennial)

JH Board Member Acrylic Paintings

JH Pumpkin Charcoal Drawings

JH Warm/Cool Pumpkins Still Life Batik

K-5th Grades Art Class

Clownfish Drawing Lesson

During remote learning days Lincoln K-5th grade students watched and created "Super Fast Drawing Lesson w/ Mrs. Myers: Clown Fish" on YouTube https://youtu.be/RwhpU1SdWzs

Self-Collage Lesson

Students created collages with words/images that show who they are as an individual; expressing what makes them unique.

1st-5th Grade: Abraham Lincoln Portraits (Illinois Bicentennial)

K-5th Grade Warm/Cool Pumpkin Watercolor Paintings