Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Happy Holidays!

Hope everyone is enjoying their winter break! The snow was a nice surprise!

Monday, December 17, 2012

URBANA LIBRARY FEATURES a selection of 6th Grade ART!

12 6th graders' SELF PORTRAITS are being showcased at the Urbana Library. I highly encourage you to stop by and take a look! I hear they have been quite the attraction! 

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Strange? Wacky? Dreamlike? FINAL SURREALIST PIECES

"SURREALISM IN YOUR EYES"

You saw the rough draft collages. Look at what they turned into. I think I have some young Salvador Dali's in my classroom. The students used a variety of materials to create these masterpieces such as chalk pastel, markers, colored pencils, and drawing pencils. They learned how to shade, stipple, mix, and more!



*I'm still having issues rotating some images. I apologize.










7th Grade Illuminated Letters in Wax Resist

ILLUMINATED LETTERS (Wax Resist)

The wax resist technique is ideal for "Medieval" period artwork. Take a look.











Monday, December 3, 2012

LOVE these 6th Grade Self Portraits!!! You will too!

MODIGLIANI SELF PORTRAITS - 6th Grade

My 6th grade students studied Amadeo Modigliani and his distorted portraits (elongated necks, tilted heads, hollow eyes, etc.). I could not be happier with the finished products! They are definitely worth showing off! Show everyone! :) 


*Sorry about the horizontal orientation. I have yet to find the option for rotating images on this blog. A slight tilt of your head will work.