Sketching an Elephant, Rembrandt Style - 5th Grade

 

 

January Artist of the Month - Rembrandt

 

The Night Watch

The Three Trees

The Elephant

 

Rembrandt Van Rijn is noted for his use of light and shadow in his paintings. 

For more information on our January Artist of the Month, check out the following website:

http://gardenofpraise.com/art44.htm

7th & 8th Grade - Two-Point Perspective

Since Giotto painted many frescoes, students drew and painted their 2-point perspective pictures on wet plaster of paris thus trying to mimic Giotto's style of painting.

Take a look!

Mrs. Collins - Kindergarteners and Shape

In art lines make shapes and shapes make EVERYTHING!  Students have been learning the importance of drawing shapes properly.  Shapes make up everything we draw - even SCARECROWS!  These aren't going to scare the crows away but they sure are cute!

2nd Grade - Geometric & Organic Shape

 

November - Artist of the Month

Peter Paul Ruben is November's Artist of the Month.  Classes will be comparing his painting to Giotto's.  Students will also study how shape in a painting is important to create proper composition and movement.

 

Peter Paul Rubens- David Slaying Goliath

3rd Grade - Landscape Paintings

The 3rd Graders created their landscape paintings with sheep since our Artist of the Month, Giotto, was once a shepherd.