Students learned about artist Pablo Picasso and his abstract portraits. Students created a self-portrait sketch and then transferred it to a transparency with permanent markers. Then students colored in the different sections with oil pastel. To finish up, mounted them on black and colored construction paper!
To create your own Picasso online, please click on the link below:
Japanese Peace Bells
To learn more about Japan, Click on the link below:
Students studied the "Blue Dog" paintings of New Orleans contemporary artist, George Rodrigue. We practiced drawing our own "blue dogs" and then colored them in with oil pastel. We then created elaborate backgrounds using watercolors and a wax resist.
Click On the link to learn more about George Rodrigue!
http://www.geaorgerodrigue.com
IN THE CLASSROOM!!!
Students studied the artist Henri Matisse and his use of patterns. We made our own still-lifes with
apples and created detailed backgrounds of different patterns. Students learned about overlapping,
color theory, and painting techniques!
HENRI MATISSE
Click on the link to learn more about Henri Matisse! This is an awesome interactive website
in
which kids can learn alot more about Matisse in a fun and animated way!
http://artbma.org/flash/F_conekids.swf
Winslow Homer Landscape Watercolors
Students studied the art of Winslow Homer. We discussed horizon line and different ways to create a Colorado landscape. Students then used three watercolor techniques to paint their landscapes including: wet on wet, wet on dry, and dry on dry.
For more information on Winslow Homer click on the link:
http://www.nga.gov/feature/homer/homersplash.htm
Faith Ringgold Story Quilts
Students were introduced to Faith Ringgold and her amazing story quilts. After reading her book "Tar Beach", students sketched themselves on fabric flying over Boulder. We then colored them with crayons and framed them with pieces of fabric paper.
The story quilts of Faith Ringgold:
To learn more about Faith Ringgold, visit her website:
Click here to visit the 2006/2007 gallery of first grade art!