Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Week 5 Highlights!!

Here is some of the best work from week 5!!
This week I moved to primarily teaching only 3rd grade with Art Clubs for grades K - 2 and grades 4 - 6. Enjoy our creations!!


These third graders created imaginary cityscapes inspired by Pop Artist James Rizzi.


In addition to her Rizzi inspired drawing, this student also created a second painting on a rock she had found.

This third grader used technology to help create her imaginary cityscape of a futuristic city.


These third grade students completed their abstract portraits inspired by the Russian artist Alexej von Jawlensky.


This student from class 3/4 - 205 created a fantasy drawing inspired by the Spanish artist Joan Miro.

Art Club K - 2
Students created many line and color patterns in their club activity!

Some students, like this kindergartener like exploring art on their own. Cartoons are a favorite of this student.


Art Club 4 - 6
This student worked to tell a story through the use of simple collaged shapes.

Earth Week was last week. This student created a digital poster to celebrate Earth Week.




Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Highlights from Week 4!

Look at the great student work from remote learning this week!

This kindergarten student used clay at home to practice making different kinds of lines!!

This third grade student used simple shapes and bright colors to create a painting inspired by the Swiss artist Paul Klee.


These two 4th grade students used stencils in very different ways to create abstract art!



This fifth grade student painted an abstract city inspired by Paul Klee! What kinds of geometric shapes and patterns do you see?

This fifth grade student created a beautiful sketch inspired by Mexican Amate paintings.

The whole 5th grade family got involved!! They played the "Roll-a-Miro" game and each created a fantasy creature inspired by Spanish artist Joan Miro!





Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Highlights from Week 3!!

Here is some of the best work from Week 3 of remote learning!! Enjoy!!
This kindergarten student is exploring creating lines and shapes with stamp printing.

Miss PS 150? Here is a beautiful drawing of our school sent to me by a 1st grade student!

Look at all the beautiful color blending that this second grader used in her Georgia O'Keeffe inspired drawing!!

This 3rd grade student worked to use facial expressions to show feeling. She worked to get the facial proportions correct in this detailed drawing.

This 3rd grade student used a lot of art tools to create her detailed neighborhood drawing!

Fourth grade students learned to draw letters in a graffiti inspired style!! The bright colors and detailed shapes in these letters really expresses a feeling of happiness!!

This 5th grade student got really creative!! He used Legos to create his Paul Klee inspired color study!!



Thursday, April 9, 2020

Adventures in Familyhood!!

What is something unique about your family?
Grace Martin Taylor (far left) teaching an art class.

Did you know I am related to a well-known artist? My great-great aunt Grace Martin Taylor was a well known American Artist!! She was born in Morgantown, WV and attended West Virginia University. (I was the 5th generation of my family to graduate from WVU!! The 6th generation starts next fall!!!) She was also an art teacher in WV at the college level. Click the link to the Power Point to learn more about my Aunt Grace! Look at some examples of her art and see how her artworks connect to what we are learning in class. There are questions to help guide you and your family as you look!!

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Highlights from Week 2!!

Here are some highlights from week 2 of "remote learning!!"

This 3rd grade student is really using resources well!! I see the class Power Point, a unique visual image on a tablet, the architectural detail resource from the paper packet AND his work!! Well done!!

 
A 2nd grade student found a Georgia O'Keeffe image on the computer and created their own drawing to practice color overlapping!!

This 3rd grade student used many details to create a drawing of a neighborhood!

A 5th grade student created many different patterns to explore color relationships for the Paul Klee inspired project.

One of the students in the 5th grade TAG class sketched many birds from observation. This was one of my favorites.

Maybe YOUR artwork will be featured in next week's student gallery!! Keep on creating!!!