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
Newsletter: November 30th – December 3rd
This week, we’ll be getting cozy by drawing comfy cabins. It’s time to learn how to be an architect. Will your cabin be a mansion, or a hermit’s retreat? Feeling the need to decorate for Christmas, or would you prefer
Newsletter: November 10-13th
This week we’ll be creating our own coat of arms! We’ll be learning a bit about heraldry around the world and what makes up a European coat of arms. Then we’ll design our own, either based on our family, ourselves,
Newsletter: November 2-5th
This week we fly into the history of dragons and art. By popular demand, we will be learning how to draw mythology’s famous scaly reptiles and exploring humanity’s long fascination with these beasts. From hydras to Chinese dragons to wyverns,
Newsletter: October 26th-29th
This week we will be celebrating autumn with fall-inspired cats! Whether it be pumpkins or witches, Frankenstein or turkeys, children can create their own rendition of a fall feline. All you will need: Paper Pencil Favorite coloring medium (optional)
Newsletter: October 12th-15th
This week we are learning about the brightly colored, intricately patterned art of the Gond tribe in India. We will also be learning about complimentary and analogous colors, and how these can be used everyday in our artwork. All you
Newsletter: October 5-8th
This week, we will be exploring landscapes and perspective by learning how to draw eye-catching backgrounds. By understanding foreground, midground, and background, students can create more realistic backgrounds, no matter what they are drawing. For older students, we will also
Newsletter: September 28 – October 1
This week in Fine Arts, we will be exploring art and mail, from the history of mail to making our own greeting cards. In this fast-paced technological world, sometimes it is nice to give – and receive – a handmade
Newsletter: September 21-24th, 2020
It is our second week of Fine Arts! Reminder: you can find your Zoom link and schedule on your Google Classroom. This Week’s Lesson: Fancy Farms Animals This week, students will learn how to draw four different common farm animals