Paint Monsters

Wilson artists got to her their hands messy finger painting some monsters! We experimented with what makes our monster look smooth, fuzzy, spiky, etc. 

During the next class, we read a silly Monster book and got to work making our monster's faces! 

We got to talk about what shapes make different parts of the monster's faces. This was a great opportunity for some intricate cutting practice.  

Artist of the Month: May

May's Artist of the Month:

Cory Kronberg

Cory is a 5th grader in Ms. Griep’s class. His favorite type of art is sketching and he likes to sketch things from his dreams. When he isn’t drawing, Cory likes to play football and video games. Congratulations Cory!

Fabric Bunting

Art Club’s student artists created their own stamps. Using ink, they stamped them onto fabric and hand stitched it onto another colored fabric.  Their individual buntings were sewn together to make a decorative group piece of art.

High Interest Day: Acrylic Painting Room!

We want to thank Ms. Rueda for sharing her acrylic painting talents with the Wilson students. They learned some painting technique and all got to bring home a beautiful piece of art! 

Banyan Trees

Banyan trees can be found in India as well as here in the US in Florida. Roots grow down from the tree branches as well as down from the tree's trunk. 

After exploring Banyan trees through some photos, we dove into a fun tree project. 

First, the students drew and then painted their Banyan tree. 

Using oil pastels, the students colored in the trees. 

  

The final results remind me of a stained glass window, lit up full of sun. Hopefully these pieces of art work can be displayed in your homes, creating a bright, cheery display! 

4K Chicks

4K Artists have been in Spring mode and we have fresh chicks to prove it! 

This project had many steps for the kindergarten artists to follow! 

First, they started with cutting out their egg, chick and beak. 

Second, they used yellow bingo dotters to paint their chick yellow. 

Third, they glued their chick together on the blue background paper. 

Fourth, they attached grass blades using sticky-tape which is applied by adding a little lick before you stick it to the paper. 

Finally, the glued on the final touches, yellow feathers and google eyes!

No two chicks are the same but they are all pretty cute! 

Famous Artist Unit: Wood

4th and 5th grade students looked at the famous painting by Grant Wood called American Gothic. 

After sharing their thoughts about what this famous painting is of and what it represents, and what a "parody" is, the artists got to work! 

They were challenged to create different layers to their artwork, thinking about what an item or building looks like from our perspective when it is behind something else.