1st grade – Page 5 – Ms. Baird's Art Class

1st grade- Kandinsky Color Circles

The 1st grade has been learning about Wassily Kandinsky (pronounced Vas-silly Can-din-ski). We learned that he loved art AND music. He thought that colors could express feelings, just like music. He even said that seeing colors helped him hear musical sounds! We found patterns in his paintings and guessed what kind of music he was listening to when he used certain colors.

This video talks about how colors and feelings go together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Z4Y5Ay_o8

For our project, we are listening to music and painting with colors that reflect the mood of the music. For example, if we hear calm, quiet music, we might use blue paint. What colors do you think match the moods in these musical performances? You might recognize the music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPK3IJBiTDs

Day 1: Draw fold your paper into 8 boxes. Trace over your folded lines. Write your name and class on the back. Neatly draw 4 concentric circles in each box. Concentric circles look like a target. Use different colors for each circle.

Day 2 & Day 3: Paint your circles to match the mood of the music you’re listening to in class. Paint each circle a different color and switch colors when the music changes.

1st grade- Matisse Organic Shape Ocean Collage

Last project, 1st graders learned that geometric shapes had straight sides and names (except for ovals and circles!). We learned that abstract artwork doesn’t show objects realistically, like Henri Matisse’s The Snail.

We learned that Henri Matisse started to lose his eyesight and as a result, he started to make collages instead of paintings. We looked at Matisse’s Betes de la Mer (Beast of the Sea) and learned that he used organic shapes, which have curvy sides and no names. Students compared the organic shapes in Betes to the geometric shapes we saw in The Snail.

1st grade- Henri Matisse

The first grade is learning about the artist, Henri Matisse.

This is Matisse’s collage, The Snail. To create this artwork, Matisse painted papers, then cut and glued them onto a paper. He had to think very carefully about where he put his shapes. Where you put shapes in your artwork is called composition. How does Matisse’s composition give us clues that this is a snail?

We will use geometric shapes to create a composition showing an animal. We will paint our animals with bright colors, like Matisse.

Color Song by Scratch Garden

This song is incredibly catchy AND it has a robot riding a unicorn. What more could you want? This song helps students learn primary, secondary, warm, and cool color families.

“Celebrating Art” Art Contest

We are excited to announce an upcoming art contest!

Celebrating Art Contest

Any student grades K-12 can enter for free. Contest divisions are K-3, 4-6, 7-9,and 10-12. You can enter any artwork that can have a still digital image, like painting, sculpture, drawing, collage, not photography. More information is available at: http://www.celebratingart.com/

Deadlines:

If you would like Ms. Baird to enter your artwork online, please have it to her by Wednesday, November 19, 2014.

If parents would like to enter students’ artwork online, it is due by Wednesday, December 3, 2014.

Welcome back!

Welcome to a new school year!

We have some exciting things coming up in the art room this year. Last year was a successful year with plenty of new experiences: Improbable Baubles art exhibition at the Headley-Whitney Museum, the National Gallery of Art with the 5th grade in D.C., and the first Fine Arts Field Trip to UK with Mrs. Bowmer. I am excited to see how students will grow from these opportunities again this year. I am ready to create a memorable year in the art room!

We rely on donations to supplement our creative projects, please feel free to send in any of the following supplies:

Crayola Markers
Elmer’s Glue
Pencils
Baby Wipes
Tissues/Kleenex
Band-Aid bandages
Q-Tips

These are the same supplies listed on the Simmons School- Wide Supply List. If you have already donated, THANK YOU for your generosity. Our art program wouldn’t be the same without your help.

We collect the following supplies all year long:

Styrofoam (meat) trays- please clean before sending in
Egg cartons- please clean before sending in

I look forward to a wonderful year at Simmons!

Governor’s Mansion Centennial Visual Art and Essay Contest

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2014) – Kentucky public, private and home school students are invited to submit original artwork and/or essays in the Governor’s Mansion Centennial Visual Art and Essay Contest sponsored by First Lady Jane Beshear, the Kentucky Governor’s Mansion Centennial Committee and the Kentucky Department of Education. The contest is part of a yearlong series of events celebrating the 100thanniversary of the current Kentucky Governor’s Mansion, also known as the “People’s House.”

“The yearlong Centennial Celebration is an exceptional opportunity for Kentucky students of all ages to learn about the architectural, political and social history of the Governor’s mansion,” said Mrs. Beshear. “These contests are a perfect way to get students involved in the Celebration, and winners will be honored at a special ceremony and have their works displayed at the Mansion alongside historical Centennial exhibits.”

The visual art contest is open to students in grades K-12. Students may use any medium to create a two- or three-dimensional artwork that reflects one of the visual art contest’s themes. First, second and third place winners will be named for students in grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Students must submit digital images of their work for judging.

The essay contest is open to students in grades 4-12 who must choose one of three writing prompts for the theme of their essay. First, second and third place winners will be selected at the following award levels: grades 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12.

First place winners in each age group will receive a $100 prize, join the First Lady for lunch at the mansion and have their work publicly displayed at the mansion. Prize-winning student art work and essays will become sole property of the mansion as part of the mansion’s permanent collection.

Complete contest information, rules, judging criteria and an official entry form are available online at http://governorsmansion.ky.gov/centennial/contest/. Only electronic entries submitted via e-mail will be accepted. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on Friday, March 14. Questions may be directed to maryann.miller@education.ky.gov or rebecca.blessing@education.ky.gov.

All Centennial events and exhibits are sponsored through private donations to the Kentucky Executive Mansions Foundation, Inc. (KEMFI). KEMFI is a 501(c)(3) organization established to undertake, promote and assist financially and otherwise support the modification to the restoration, maintenance and preservation of public buildings, sites, structures, places and objects of historic significance owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

Fall 2013- 1st grade

The 1st grade has been learning how to paint with paintbrushes. We’ve been learning how to control the paintbrush and wash it before every new color. We painted these artworks showing someone special to us.

The 1st grade also used learned to use tempera paints, which are thicker liquid paints, to create a playground painting.

The 1st grade also learned about art in books, called illustrations. We created collage artworks using our first initials.

Art Contests!

We are excited to announce three upcoming art contests!

Celebrating Art Contest

Deadlines:

If you would like Ms. Baird to enter your artwork online, please have it to her by Monday, April 8^th.

If parents would like to enter work online, it is due by ~~Tuesday, April 9^th~~. THE DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO APRIL 18th, 2013.

Save the Frogs 2013 Contest

Any student can enter this contest to encourage awareness to “Save the Frogs”. The artwork must be original and not traced. Full contest rules available on: http://www.savethefrogs.com/art/index.html

Deadlines:

If you would like Ms.Baird to photograph and enter your artwork please turn it in by Friday, May 3^rd, 2013.

If parents would like to enter work online, the deadline is October 15^th, 2013.

There are more contests available at: http://www.art-made-easy.com/art-contests-for-kids.html, including Doodle 4 Google.

Please let Ms. Baird know if you have interest in any other contests.

Color, Shape, and Abstract Art

The first grade has been learning that colors go along with feelings. We looked at the artwork of Wassily Kandinsky and listened to music. We painted with colors that matched the mood of the music.

The first grade has also been learning about abstract art. We learned that abstract art doesn’t show things realistically. We looked at The Snail by Henri Matisse and created our own abstract animals.