The third grade has been learning about our favorite elephant, Elmer, who is patchwork. Elmer thinks the other jungle animals are teasing him, so he changes himself to fit it. At the end of the story Elmer learns that being patchwork is a part of who he is and is one of the reasons his friends love him. We created Elmer elephants using different patterns.
The second grade learned that narrative art tells a story. We created artworks that told a story about summer vacation.
We have also been learning the difference between geometric and organic shapes. We created a collage using geometric shapes and added organic shape details.
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.
The kindergarten has been learning about different types of lines, shapes, and colors. They have been learning how to create and use different lines, identify and draw geometric and organic shapes, and how the primary colors mix together to create the secondary colors.
Students learned that geometric shapes have names and straight sides, except for circles and ovals. We learned that some types of artwork can be used, like quilts. We painted our own quilt designs with geometric shapes.
Students glued squares onto an artwork to create a collage.
The 5th graders are completing their abstract expressionist “action” paintings based on Jackson Pollock’s artwork.
Here is a link to a multimedia resource on Jackson Pollock from the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Drips is website that allows students to create digital artwork like Pollock. You can create drips, splatters, and spots of paint using a smartphone, webcam, or mouse. Please ask your parents for technology help.
Starting in September, Simmons 5th graders will be participating in the Improbable Baubles program with the Headley-Whitney Museum. Improbable Baubles is an art program designed to give Kentucky school children the opportunity to create, perform, and respond to art. Working in tandem with the Headley-Whitney Museum’s Curator of Education, students will learn the history of George Headley, his artwork and bibelots, and his significance to Kentucky. The educator will leave teachers with materials and lesson plans for students to create their own works of art (faux bibelots), perform their own artistic critiques, and democratically choose pieces by their own peers to be displayed at the Headley-Whitney Museum. All participants will display a photograph of their work. They will receive free admission to the Museum and a formal invitation to the Opening Reception of Improbable Baubles. Students showing at the Museum will be jurored by local professional artists and receive recognition for their achievements. First, second, and third place awards will be given in each age division, as well as an overall best in show.
Here is a link for more information about the Headley-Whitney Museum and the Improbable Baubles program.
We are excited to announce three upcoming art contests!
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 Monday, April 8th.
If parents would like to enter work online, it is due by Tuesday, April 9th. 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 3rd, 2013.
If parents would like to enter work online, the deadline is October 15th, 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.
The fifth grade analyzed the artwork of Sonia Delaunay. They learned that abstract art doesn’t show objects realistically. They created their own abstract artwork using warm, cool, tint, and tone color schemes.
The fourth grade has learned about Navajo Native American weavings. They learned how to weave using multiple colors.
The fourth grade has learned seven color schemes: primary, secondary, warm, cool, neutral, tint, and shade. They how to mix all the color schemes and created an artwork based on Terry Frost’s Orchard Tambourine.
The fourth grade took their knowledge of color mixing and mixed realistic colors for a landscape.
Ms. Baird's Art Class 