This week we’ll go on an African safari! We’ll practice finding our own style while drawing an elephant, lion, giraffe, and zebra! You’ll need: Paper Pencil Sharpie for tracing (optional) Your favorite coloring medium (optional)
Newsletter: March 1-4th
Prepare to feast your eyes this week! We’ll be exploring how to break down different types of food with basic shapes. Who knows where your taste buds might lead you! You’ll Need: Paper Pencil Sharpie for outlining (Optional) Your favorite
Newsletter: February 22-25th
This week we will be celebrating Perseverance’s landing with aliens! Fill your page with alien beings, strange worlds, adventurous spaceships, and futuristic cities! It’s time for science fact and science fiction. You will need: Paper Pencil Sharpie for tracing (optional)
Newsletter: February 16-18th
No fine arts on Monday as we celebrate President’s Day! Our weekly videos resume, though, for anyone missing class! This week we are diving under the sea to explore not only real sea creatures…but also the mythological ones! You will
Newsletter: February 8-11th
This week there is no video or lecture. Instead, I challenge you to create a Valentine’s card (or a million of them) for someone special. What will be on the card will be completely up to you! Personalize it for
Newsletter: February 1-4th
This week we will practice using basic shapes to create a wide variety of foliage. Due to limited time, I will not be teaching all 32 plants seen in the YouTube video. Instead, I will demonstrate how shapes can be
Newsletter: January 25-28th
This week we will be learning how to draw our own flock of birds! No matter whether you want an ostrich or a hummingbird, basic shapes can help you create your very own fowl. You’ll need: Paper Pencil Sharpie for
Newsletter: January 19-21st
As a reminder, we have no school on Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. As usual, there is a video lesson for anyone who wants it. This week we will be creating Faith Ringgold-inspired “quilts”. Rather than painting on
Newsletter: January 11-14th
By popular demand, this week we will be practicing our people. Whether you prefer your style to take after Picasso or Leonardo da Vinci, breaking humans down into simple shapes can help you create something remarkable. You will need: Paper
Newsletter: January 4th-7th
Due to district-wide professional development days, I will not be teaching fine arts Monday-Wednesday. However, I have posted Thursday’s simple architecture lesson for anyone who is interested on Youtube. We will resume normal classes next week, kicking off with how-to-draw