Tour of the Art Room

This week the kids are back at school. Wednesday is our first class of resource. I am so excited to start teaching again. I have many projects, almost all brand new, planned for this 2010 - 2011 school year.

This summer and last week I have been working hard to set up my brand new art room. I was so excited how it was turning out, that I recorded a video tour of the room. This video is mostly up to date with what the room looks like.

Enjoy!

Green Landscapes

Students at Chets Creek created landscapes using their crayons. I did this lesson in kindergarten and first grade. We studied color and how artists don't just use one color. Our art words were:

• Value



• Shape



• Line



• Harmony

Students worked hard to color their entire paper in. Some students work really hard and colored their paper two or three times so that they did not show any white spots. The results: BEAUTIFUL!

Here is the video of our work:

Way to go Chets Creek!

Picasso Portraits

Students at Chets Creek this week learned a little bit about Pablo Picasso. Students were to create a portrait in the style of Picasso. For this lesson we learned about:

• Art History



• Line



• Outline



• Background



• Abstract



• Portrait



• Visual Texture

Here is a video montage of our work on Picasso! Great job Chets Creek!

Counting By Numbers

Here is the final video of our "Number" project. These turned out really great! While finishing these, students also participated in our Art Game Show in which the class was divided into two groups. The group with the most correct Art answers won.

Here is the link on YouTube:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFC67KaoG4o

Mexican Yarn Landscapes Video

Here is the final pictures of our Mexican Yarn Landscapes. Here, I've pieced together some of the completed works of art into a video for YouTube.

Here is the link on YouTube:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvBL6jZOT54