Welcome back, Tesago kids!

I hope everyone had a fantastic summer!  I visited the Clark Art Museum in August, and got to see an incredible Van Gogh exhibit.  Here I am in a giant Van Gogh painting!

I hope you are all ready for a fun, creative year in art.  Here we go!

Shen's 2015 Art Show!

Congratulations to all of the creative, talented students who were chosen for the art show this year! If you were not able to attend, here is Tesago's wonderful work.  Enjoy!

Walkabout Displays

If you weren't able to attend the Walkabout/ Ice Cream Social, here is some wonderful art work, created by all grade levels, that was on display in the art room!

                                                                2nd grade chair sculptures

                                                         4th grade ocean silhouette paintings

                                                                   5th grade name designs

                                                             1st grade castle paintings

                                                      3rd grade cupcake still life drawings

1st Grade Zebra Fever!

 These adorable zebras are based on the artwork of Eric Carle.  Students looked at some of his work, discussed how he painted paper first, and then got to work on 2 striped paintings.  Collage came next, with students cutting and gluing appropriate shapes.  Rounding the corners of the rectangular paper was difficult for some, but was good practice.  Details came last; the kids LOVED using yarn for the mane and tail!  I got many compliments when these were hung up in the hallway; they just make me happy, because they are so cute!  Next year I will connect these zebras with fruit stripe gum!

2015 Art Show Hours

The hours for the 2015 Shen art show are as follows:

Wed.  12 to 3 PM
Thurs.  12 to 3 PM
Fri.  12 to 7 PM
Sat.  12 to 4 PM
Sun.  TBD
Mon.  2 to 7  PM
Tues.  12 to 3 PM, 6 to 8 PM
Wed.  12 to 3 PM, 5 to 8 PM

Please check the Shen website for updates!

Your Castle Awaits, 1st Graders!

Many art concepts were explored as students created these fantasy castles; mixing the secondary colors from the primaries, combining geometric shapes to create an image, practicing using watercolors, using imagination, and exploring the world in which castles were common.  Students were excited about the color mixing discoveries they made, and the results are beautiful!

Annie Jr. Sets!

 The Annie Jr. sets are FINALLY DONE!!  I have a few small details to add... this has been the most involved, time consuming set I have ever worked on in my 28 years of teaching, but it has been a lot of fun to paint!  Being a perfectionist, I did most of the work myself, but had some help from my student teacher, and my husband.   Each scene was sketched out by the wonderful and talented Mrs. Coryer - I just brought her vision to life.  It will be tough to paint over these scenes next year, but a new musical awaits!