All classes jumped right into different Elements of Art and Design upon beginning the school year. 

The 8th grade students completed their Travel posters by the end of September, based upon the concept of Vintage Advertising Posters that would create interest to a desired destination. Bringing back the days of scheduling a vacation at a travel agency.

The 7th grade students have been hard at work creating and illustrating letterforms of the alphabet. We will have a pause on the complete alphabet until the next term so that 7th grade can get creative on Fall and Holiday projects.

The 6th grade students have been developing their understanding of proper proportions with the human figure. We have been drawing portraits, and the standing figure using a measuring system to draw more realistically, and using light and shadow to add form beyond a cartoonish drawing.

We explored primitive art in 5th grade. After a presentation on cave paintings, and discussing the beginning of art as communication, the students created their own narrative cave art piece on paper.

The 4th grade studied the iconic, famous Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo daVinci with the understanding of a sitting portrait and the modern “selfie.” We transitioned into the Halloween season with the recent Monster selfie project.

The 3rd grade had an introduction on the use of perspective and depth in a picture. We created a landscape painting using elements and objects to create foreground, middle ground, and background.

The 2nd grade used recognizable shapes and drew a geometric shaped rooster reminiscent of Mexican art. They finished with watercolor paints using vibrant, complimentary colors.

Grades 1 and Kindergarten are working with color, and shapes using a variety of projects to help them understand these concepts and elements of art.