Fifth Grade- Eye Study

  Fifth grade artists have been exploring the work of René Magritte and Patricia Ariel, while focusing on how both artists incorporate eyes into their artwork. They also learned about the science behind how the eye functions and applied that knowledge by creating their own eye-inspired art projects. Students selected prompts and worked from centers such as drawing, painting, and printmaking/photography.  They could also chose to do a human or animals eye abstractly or realistically. 

Print/Photography Option (sun paper) Examples:

Drawing Option (charcoal, markers, chalk pastel) Examples:

Paint (tempera cakes) Option Examples:

Third Grade- Microscopic Art

Third grade artists have been looking closely at objects under a microscope and drawing what they see.  They learned about artists such as Mehmet Berkmen and Maria Peñil Cobo that use microscopic organisms to make art with called Bio Art.  For their art project, students were able to choose a microscopic image to draw from and add color with either clay, fiber material or paint.

Fourth Grade- Gesture Drawings

Fourth grade has been doing a deep dive into figure drawing.  They have using charcoal to practice the value scale on their wooden mannequin drawings. They also dabbled with gesture drawing and took turns striking a pose for others to draw.