Art - Elements of Art is a semester-long course appropriate for artists of all levels from beginning to experienced. Students will explore different styles and types of art through a variety of mediums such as drawing, painting, printmaking, clay/ceramics, and digital art making. Our focus on the elements and principles of art and design will expand students' visual arts literacy and serve as a foundation for lessons and projects. Lessons will emphasize technique, expression, historical and multicultural influences. Students will learn to reflect on their own work and further develop their techniques of analysis and aesthetic perception.
Projects may vary; some we've completed in the past are:
Line/shape/space: 3D op art name portfolio (optical illusions)
Line/shape: Zentangles
Line/shape/space: 1, 2, or 3 point perspective name portfolio
Line/color/shape/value: Vitruvian selfie (proportional drawing, figure drawing)
Line/texture: printmaking
Line/color/shape/value/texture: digital selfies
Line/form/space: wire sculptures
Color/form/space: paper art, paper mache sculptures
Color/value: color wheel (paint mixing and basic color theory)
Color/value: creative color wheel (paint mixing and basic color theory)
Color/value: monochromatic landscapes (paint mixing and basic color theory)
Color/value/shape: watercolor torn collage (watercolor techniques, color theory)
Color/shape/value: sunflower paintings (paint mixing, color theory)
Color/texture/value: pastel dragon eye
Color/texture/value/space: yarn landscape paintings
Form/texture/space/color: clay pinch pots (shaping, adding embellishments, glazing)
Form/texture/space/color: animal vessels (shaping, adding embellishments, glazing)
Form/texture/space/color: coil vessels, slab name tiles, slab botanical imprints
Click on the Art Gallery tab to see examples of some of these past projects.
New for 2026-27: Digital Media is a semester-long course appropriate for all students interested in online art, design, and communication. Students will learn about the elements and principles of art and design to expand their visual arts literacy and serve as a foundation for lessons and projects. We will explore various apps/online programs to learn skills in photography, video, and graphic design, and to focus on their intended audience and messages. Additionally, students will explore responsible and ethical use of digital media and digital citizenship. Students will be encouraged to focus on areas of interest to them, sometimes requiring independent work, responsibility, and maturity with our tech tools.
B40 Hive Habits Classroom Expectations: All Bees are...
Respectful
Follow all directions and procedures.
Contribute in positive ways.
This includes: self-control, treat others with kindness and respect, empathy, perspective taking, listen respectfully to peers and teacher, focus during artmaking, be helpful, keep the art space clean and organized.
Responsible
Actively participate in lessons and activities.
Comes to class prepared.
This includes: active participation in discussions, collaboration, teamwork, focus during artmaking, be ready to learn and engage.
Sensible
Completes what is assigned.
This includes: perseverance, goal setting, openness to trying new things, embrace challenges, self-reflection.