December 2014 Art Blog
Kindergarten: Winter Scene inspired by Grandma Moses: It has been feeling like winter all around our campus, and our Kindergarten students have been working on their Winter Landscape paintings. Students were introduced to the life and works of the American Folk artist Grandma Moses. Students used different kinds of art tools, such as brayers, sponges and paint brushes to paint their winter landscapes. Following Grandma Moses’ style combined with basic sketching, drawing and coloring skills, students created their own interpretations of familiar and cherished family traditions that are celebrated during the winter months. 1 ST GRADE: Polar Bears Portraits: To start this lesson we did a read aloud of the book: White Bear, Ice Bear by Janne Ryder. Using white chalk on black construction paper students sketched a polar bear portrait. Students used the sides of white chalk to rub a round shape for the head and a body. Two smalle...