Art Explorium
Exploring ideas in Elementary Art
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Monet's Japanese Bridge
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4th graders looked at Claude Monet's series of Japanese Bridge paintings. They used oil pastels to draw their bridge and waterlilies b...
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Henri Matisse Inspired Goldfish Collage
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Students look at Henri Matisse's painting "Goldfish". Students create their own version using a collage process. Begin by de...
Robert Indiana Inspired Word Drawing
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We looked at Robert Indiana's Love painting. We discussed font and how the way a word is written can demonstrate its meaning. Students...
Paul Klee Inspired Scratch Art
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We started by looking at artist Paul Klee's Golden Fish. We talked about what the focal point of his painting was and how we knew that ...
Cityscapes
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I think this might be my new favorite project. I did it with 4th graders but you could really do it with any grade. Students start by pain...
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Self Portrait Playing Card
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Look at different examples of face playing cards. Students choose a suite and must use red, black and a color of their choice to add detail...
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Warm/Cool Sunsets
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Students review warm and cool colors. Demonstrate how to draw a sunset- start with a wavy horizon line, draw a half circle above it with ra...
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