Bacich Elementary Art Blog

Happy Halloween For the past several years I have been creating my halloween costume based upon famous paintings. This year I fancied the piece "Tree of Life" by Gustav Klimt.  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 under painting. 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:  STEAM: Reflecting Light T...

Welcome to Art For Bears  Bacich Visual Arts Program TK-4th grade We are off to a fabulous start.  We are exited about our new tables and stools! The new furniture make the art room a complete, flexible, creative work space.  During our first art lessons of the new school year, we established routines, rules and practiced collaboration and sharing tools and supplies.  All grade levels started the year with practicing drawing skills. KT-2nd grade worked on guided drawing activities and 3rd and 4th grade students explored drawing with two hands.  Inspired by the Visual and Performing artist Heather Hansen 3rd and 4th grade students embraced the challenge to stimulate both sides of the brain drawing with both hands at the same time. The spontaneous layered line work and symmetrical designs students came up with were quite impressive.  The Art Journal It is a Bacich Art Room tradition that in the beginning of a n...