Brush in the New Year

It is time to paint in the art room and several classes have already begun. This is what we will be doing in January:

Kindergarten will finish painting their ducks, Piddle, Puddle, Widdle, Waddle and Little Quack with water color. They are learning to make some walking, some flying, and some swimming. Next, some tie dye bugs will be invading the classroom as we dip Dippity Dye paper into food coloring. After we discuss what the primary colors create, we will begin using tempera paint to paint our favorite outdoor landscape scene.

First grade is drawing and painting a violin picture for the Symphony in Color contest held in Indianapolis. They are using and mixing their own colors with tempera paint. Learning how to hold a brush, clean the brush, and keep the paints clean are all part of the process. Students take turns cleaning tables and washing plates.

Second grade is at different stages. Some are finishing their 3-D playgrounds that they have designed, then on another paper will draw and paint it using water colors. We will then switch to tempera to learn how to paint a tree with branches and impressionistic leaves.

Third grade is finishing their shading scales showing how to use the side of the pencil lead to create light to dark shades on their papers. At Webster they drew a still life and used pastels to blend the colors on them. At Jefferson we have begun drawing a violin for our still life. After viewing some cubist paintings, we will paint our violins, cut them apart, and reassemble to create our own cubist art work. Webster will begin this soon.

Fourth grade is also participating in the Symphony in Color Contest by listening to "Meeting Scene" and "Cool Fugue" from West Side Story. We viewed photos from the movie and plays. We are using abstract to realism to draw a scene to match the music. We will use tempera to paint it.

Happy Painting to All!!!