Kindergarten listened to The
Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle.
We discussed if they have ever felt grouchy and things you
can do to feel better when grouchy. We
considered Luke 6:31, “Do to others as you would have them do to you,” and how
it feels when someone treats us badly.
Students then drew, cut paper, glued, and painted their own
ladybugs. I love how they all turned out
with their own amazing ladybug personalities!
First through eighth grade students studied contour drawings
by Henri Matisse.
We practiced by observing the contour lines of pumpkins and by drawing quick sketches. We discussed
foreground, middle ground, and background as well as shading. When the students felt ready they used black
crayon to draw pumpkins and painted their drawing with tempera or acrylic
paint.
When we finished our pumpkins, first through fifth grade students began a lesson on artist Pierre Alechinsky and his printmaking.
Students then created their own monochromatic sky and tree composition painting with various widths and lengths of cardboard rather than brushes.
Middle school students started a lesson on still life paintings by Jean Simeon Chardin and again discussed foreground, middle ground, and background as well as shading.
For this project we first looked for newspaper without color pictures. Then we did a color wash with raw umber paint.
Next, students viewed one of Chardin's still life paintings, Still Life With Copper Cauldron and Eggs. We discussed his placement of the eggs, size, lighting, and shading. Students then began composing their own egg acrylic compositions. Here is a sneak peek at a few so far.
