2nd Grade
Expressions
Expressions is an interdisciplinary/language arts unit where students will explore the elements of art and gain knowledge on famous artists and their artistic styles. The second grade students will identify and practice using the elements of art and principles of design to generate artwork. The students will research and explore famous artists and how they used their gifts and talents to create their art. Finally, students will write a biography of an artist and create a self-portrait in the style of given artist. Students will integrate fine arts, social studies, math, and English to create their final projects.
This year we are developing as artists. We are learning about the Elements of Art and practicing the technique. We are also being introduced to several art masters like Albrecht Durer, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Georgia O'Keeffe, Vincent van Gogh, Dale Chihuly, among others. We are learning about these artists lives and critiquing their artwork. Finally, we create our own artwork, taking inspiration from the masters, and writing our own artist's statements and artist critiques.
Value & Georgia O'Keefe
Practicing tint and shade by creating our own value scale:
Georgia Totto O'Keeffe was an American modernist artist. She was known for her paintings of enlarged flowers, New York skyscrapers, and New Mexico landscapes.
QUEST students studied this artist and created artwork inspired by her use of value in her paintings of enlarged flowers.
TExture & Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist who used color to express his emotions and brushstrokes influenced many art movement.
QUEST students studied this artist and created artwork inspired by his use of texture to create movement.
