Bacich Elementary Art Blog

Happen Halloween “The Son of a Man” by Rene Magritte # artteacherlife #imademycostume TK and Kindergarten: Leaf Prints TK and Kindergarten students were introduction to printing with leaves. TK students made ghost leaf prints and Kindergarten students worked on watercolor printing. Students were taught the wet-on-wet watercolor technique - using a water wash on the paper, on which a color is applied while the paper is still wet.   The myriad patterns and textures found on fall leaves, which were collected around campus were transferred by placing wet leaves onto a yellow underpainting. Students painted on top of the leaves with a variety of colors. Leaves must stay on background until completely dry! The result - soft backgrounds contrasted with beautiful textured patterns from nature! 1st Grade: Drawing Basics: Light and Shadows Light and shadows visually define objects. First grade students were introduced...

Welcome to the Bacich Art For Bears Program TK-4th grade! We are off to a fabulous start.  During our first art lessons of the new school year, we established routines and rules and practiced collaboration. TK- 1st grade students collaborated building paper sculptures, and 2nd-4th grade students worked on colorful, collaborative paintings. You may have seen some of these collaborative works of art displayed along the constructions fence on our campus.  From sculpting and painting we moved on to our traditional beginning-of-the-school-year Art Journal activities.  The Art Journal Throughout the school year students will have the opportunity to use their art journals in a combination of sketching, note taking, and personal journal writing. Students reflect upon and evaluate their own learning.  This allows students to place reading and writing in a context that is functional and personally relevant.  ...