1st & 2nd - Nature Drawings & Composition

Our beautiful gardens are in full bloom!!

Today we focused on composition and shared a few tips on how artists use 

their full paper to create interesting pieces of artwork. 

Having a variety of heights adds interest and guides the viewer

 to look throughout the entire piece of artwork. 

And of course, we ended with a mini critique to share our work with our peers! 

Keep this wonderful weather coming!

Kindergarten - Little Artists make BIG Art!

After looking at the work of Monet and several other nature inspired artists, Kindergarteners requested to paint.... large. So here you have it - our BIG garden of flowers!

We filled several large pieces of paper with oil pastel flowers, and then painted over them with tempera paint. 

And really, why limit ourselves to the tables... spread out! 

During our second class together working on this project, 

we cut out and glued the giant petals. 

I overheard so much positive communication as students encouraged each other and comment on others' work. 

These overlapping flowers were a lot of fun to make and add a ton of color to the hallway!