2nd Grade Art Page

Van Gogh Sunflowers

Students studied the artist Vincent Van Gogh and his sunflower paintings. We then sketched out our own sunflowers and painted them with acrylic paint. Students learned about color mixing, painting thickly, and using layers for more vibrant paintings!

Aboriginal X-Ray Art
Students studied Australian Aboriginal art. We learned about the intricate X-ray art and the fact that Aboriginals made animals this way so that they could see their inner spirit. We drew and colored our animals with metallic colored pencils and filled them with patterns. We finished them with markers and more patterns!

Kandinsky Concentric Circles
Students studied the paintings of abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky and his use of color and music. We discussed
color theory using the color wheel. Students integrated math into their art as they divided their surfaces into 8 sections. We then used music to help feel out and guide our color choices.

Interior/Exterior Mixed Media
Students explored the exciting idea of creating art with a view of inside and outside. We also learned about "atmospheric perspective" and used this method to create our backgrounds. Then we used collage to create a city and the inside of our houses. We finished them by paintingcurtains on the windows and adding our favorite pet!

Diego Rivera Foreshortening Self-Portraits
Students studied mexican muralist Diego Rivera and his use of foreshortening to make his murals look real. We then traced our hands and feet and drew self-portraits smaller in the background to achieve this effect. Students outlined their drawings with markers and then colored them with crayons.

Second Grade Art, 2004-2005

Second Grade Art, 2005-2006