Wrapping Up the 2013-2014 Year in Art!

WHY DO WE STUDY ART?

For the follower of Jesus Christ, art is the godly pursuit of skillfully and imaginatively creating a work that reflects and communicates the Gospel.

 

August/September - Early Christians (The Gospel can be communicated through use of symbols)

October - Giotto (The Gospel can be communicated through use of pictures)

November - Peter Paul Rubens (The Gospel can be communicated through use of creativity)

December - Rembrandt (The Gospel can be communicated through use of pictures

January/February -

March - John James Audubon (The Gospel can be communicated through God's creation/birds)

April - Winslow Homer (The Gospel can be communicated through God's creation/ocean)

May - US (Self-portraits - I can reflect and communicate the Gospel by what I create)

 

Our last project focused on our self-portraits. 

Kindergarten Self-Portraits -

Winslow Homer Picture Study

A picture study is when we take a Master Artists print and try to copy what we see.  It is not an easy exercise, however, every year I am amazed at what the students produce.  This is a skill that is taught and a discipline that is learned through practice.  The following pictures are picture studies of some of Homer's most popular paintings.

 

See for yourself:

Pre-K Picture Study -

1st Grade Picture Study -

Audubon Birds - 7th & 8th Grade