I think you may have heard by now that we were painting with our tongues in art. This was sooooo much fun, you may want to try it at home as well.
I mixed jello and corn syrup together to a thick consistency. I mixed 5 or 6 separate flavors. Then I put those flavors/paints on individual palettes. (This is one time we certainly did not want to share paint with anyone else!)
The reaction from the students ranged drastically from the "I can't wait to try this!" to the "Ewwwww....that's disgusting." Mostly I had willing participants. There were one or two students that just weren't going there. And that is okay. I try to encourage them to try things and usually if others are doing it and having a good time, they will join in. If they don't try this time, maybe they will try the next "daring" project.
Anyway, the jello paint was totally yummy if you like candy or suckers. Some of the children licked their paint trays clean! Some painted pictures of flowers, rainbows, trucks, houses, etc. Others were more abstract and those looked nice too. The paint is very glossy looking so it is quite pretty in almost any design.
This week brings our last week before Christmas break and that means parties and programs and presents. Hope to see you sometime this week!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Handprints, Abstracts, and Pointillism
Our surprise for you should has probably come home by now. We were learning about texture so we painted with scrapers, trucks, and then added a handprint. We used colored paper and two different colors of paint, so the effect was neat. The students not only created texture using the scrapers and toy trucks, they also got to experience the texture of the paint on their hands. It was a fun lesson and the project looked cool too. A win-win!
This week we have been stain painting an abstract painting in the style of Richard Diebenkorn. Your student should be able to tell you that he created an abstract painting and what abstract means.
At the end of the week we will be moving into the studying pointillism and the painting of George Seurat. We will continue with this project the week after Thanksgiving.
As always I am blessed to teach your child. May you and your family have a blessed Thanksgiving!
This week we have been stain painting an abstract painting in the style of Richard Diebenkorn. Your student should be able to tell you that he created an abstract painting and what abstract means.
At the end of the week we will be moving into the studying pointillism and the painting of George Seurat. We will continue with this project the week after Thanksgiving.
As always I am blessed to teach your child. May you and your family have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Week of Oct. 31
We finished the paper mache pumpkins last week! What I thought would be a two week project turned out to be a three week one. But the kids really enjoyed working on it from week to week. The pumpkins came out really cute and I'm sure they will grace your table from now until after Thanksgiving day.
In the Monday and Wednesday are classes we will be doing scratchboard art this week. Our Thursday classes have already experienced the scratchboard art, so they will get to begin on a new painting project. This project should only take one week--we will see. However, the project will be a surprise for you, so I can't reveal all that we will be involved. I only promise that you will love it!
Blessings,
Mrs. Cone
In the Monday and Wednesday are classes we will be doing scratchboard art this week. Our Thursday classes have already experienced the scratchboard art, so they will get to begin on a new painting project. This project should only take one week--we will see. However, the project will be a surprise for you, so I can't reveal all that we will be involved. I only promise that you will love it!
Blessings,
Mrs. Cone
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Paper Mache
Okay, I got really crazy and decided to go ahead and try paper mache with the students this week. And here is what I learned: always wait until the end of the year to try this! :) That was lesson number one. While all the kids enjoyed having a balloon and getting to play in newspaper and paste, it was little easier for the classes on the older end of the spectrum.
Lesson number two was this: buy some plastic tablecloths from the dollar store instead of spending a half hour or more each day cleaning up paste. Live and learn, right?
All things considered though, it was so worth it! The children loved it and worked hard to cover their balloons that will soon be pumpkins. This week we will add some orange paint and some orange tissue paper to complete the pumpkin. I am not going to pop the balloons because some are covered well and others are not. I don't know what will happen to those that aren't covered as well and I don't want to regret trying to find out.
Thanks for allowing me to teach your child.
And if I haven't said it before, a big thank you to all the parents and grandparents that have sent in Wal-Mart gift cards for the classroom wish list! What a blessing! These come in handy when there is something needed right away or maybe out of the reach of the budget. I've already purchased some brightly colored sharpies for some art projects we will be doing soon. I greatly appreciate your generosity and support. Thank you!
Lesson number two was this: buy some plastic tablecloths from the dollar store instead of spending a half hour or more each day cleaning up paste. Live and learn, right?
All things considered though, it was so worth it! The children loved it and worked hard to cover their balloons that will soon be pumpkins. This week we will add some orange paint and some orange tissue paper to complete the pumpkin. I am not going to pop the balloons because some are covered well and others are not. I don't know what will happen to those that aren't covered as well and I don't want to regret trying to find out.
Thanks for allowing me to teach your child.
And if I haven't said it before, a big thank you to all the parents and grandparents that have sent in Wal-Mart gift cards for the classroom wish list! What a blessing! These come in handy when there is something needed right away or maybe out of the reach of the budget. I've already purchased some brightly colored sharpies for some art projects we will be doing soon. I greatly appreciate your generosity and support. Thank you!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Jackson Pollock and Salvador Dali
As promised we have been painting in the style of Jackson Pollock and the weather has been cooperating nicely. If your child has come home with paint on his shoes and in his hair or ears, then he definitely got the Pollock technique down pat! It is fun to see how each child uses the same technique in a different way. Some like lots and lots of paint and others use very little.
On Thursday we will learn about Salvador Dali and surrealism. Dali is fascinating with his dreamlike works. We will take the ideas of surrealism and try to capture that in a collage. I can't wait to see what your child creates. If time allows we will play an art game where we compare and identify surrealism and realism in paintings. I love using games in learning.
If you have any art ideas or games or if you see a great art website, let me know about it. I'm always up for learning new things.
On Thursday we will learn about Salvador Dali and surrealism. Dali is fascinating with his dreamlike works. We will take the ideas of surrealism and try to capture that in a collage. I can't wait to see what your child creates. If time allows we will play an art game where we compare and identify surrealism and realism in paintings. I love using games in learning.
If you have any art ideas or games or if you see a great art website, let me know about it. I'm always up for learning new things.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Weeks 2,3, and 4
Well, I'm a little behind on this venture. But here is what has been going on in art for the last 3 weeks.
We created a shape collage. We looked at rectangles, triangles, squares, circles, ovals, and we were introduced to the trapezoid (a very fun shape). Then we took only 3 or 4 or 5 shapes and tried to make something real. That meant that when the teacher or other students looked at it, they could also see the rocket, house, robot, or whatever was created. It was a lot of fun.
The next week we worked on our color wheel. Your student might be able to tell you the primary colors and the secondary colors, as well as which colors mix together to make other colors. The color wheel is always a hit. Who doesn't love mixing and blending colors, right? Some students may have blended more colors than they were told to and thus the color wheel may not be as distinct as it should be. However, the majority of the children did listen and follow directions on this project. That was a big plus!
Part of last week and most of this week we have been working on emulating the abstract style of Hans Hofmann. He loved to paint shapes and fill the canvas with different colors. He especially favored squares and rectangles. So we did a block print painting using warm colors and followed up with a game where we identified warm color paintings and cool color paintings. Your child may or may not tell you about Hans Hofmann, but she should be able to tell you that her painting is an abstract.
The end of this week and the week that we return from fall break we will be doing our "Action" Jackson painting. Painting in the style of Jackson Pollock, we will be outside slinging and dripping and spattering paint. Oh, it will be a blast! We will definitely wear our smocks. If the paint gets anywhere else it should wash out easily. If weather doesn't permit I will substitute another project and we will get back to this one on the first sunny day.
I am enjoying getting to know your child and looking forward to more art adventures.
We created a shape collage. We looked at rectangles, triangles, squares, circles, ovals, and we were introduced to the trapezoid (a very fun shape). Then we took only 3 or 4 or 5 shapes and tried to make something real. That meant that when the teacher or other students looked at it, they could also see the rocket, house, robot, or whatever was created. It was a lot of fun.
The next week we worked on our color wheel. Your student might be able to tell you the primary colors and the secondary colors, as well as which colors mix together to make other colors. The color wheel is always a hit. Who doesn't love mixing and blending colors, right? Some students may have blended more colors than they were told to and thus the color wheel may not be as distinct as it should be. However, the majority of the children did listen and follow directions on this project. That was a big plus!
Part of last week and most of this week we have been working on emulating the abstract style of Hans Hofmann. He loved to paint shapes and fill the canvas with different colors. He especially favored squares and rectangles. So we did a block print painting using warm colors and followed up with a game where we identified warm color paintings and cool color paintings. Your child may or may not tell you about Hans Hofmann, but she should be able to tell you that her painting is an abstract.
The end of this week and the week that we return from fall break we will be doing our "Action" Jackson painting. Painting in the style of Jackson Pollock, we will be outside slinging and dripping and spattering paint. Oh, it will be a blast! We will definitely wear our smocks. If the paint gets anywhere else it should wash out easily. If weather doesn't permit I will substitute another project and we will get back to this one on the first sunny day.
I am enjoying getting to know your child and looking forward to more art adventures.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Starting a New School Year
I love new beginnings and I am excited about your student learning and enjoying art this year.
Our first art project of the year will be painting with pasta.
I like to start off the year by teaching about textures, colors, and shapes and then moving towards projects based on famous artists and their techniques.
So, cooked linguine is a fun object to use for texture. It is soft and slippery and we will use our large motor skills to drag it across the paper or make circles on the paper. We will be practicing our small motor skills by gently pinching the linguine and sliding it through our fingers to remove excess paint. Our paint creation will be in the abstract expressionist family.
Most of our work in the first half of the year will focus on abstract expressionism because these styles are fun for the children to emulate.
Thank you for allowing me to teach your child.
Our first art project of the year will be painting with pasta.
I like to start off the year by teaching about textures, colors, and shapes and then moving towards projects based on famous artists and their techniques.
So, cooked linguine is a fun object to use for texture. It is soft and slippery and we will use our large motor skills to drag it across the paper or make circles on the paper. We will be practicing our small motor skills by gently pinching the linguine and sliding it through our fingers to remove excess paint. Our paint creation will be in the abstract expressionist family.
Most of our work in the first half of the year will focus on abstract expressionism because these styles are fun for the children to emulate.
Thank you for allowing me to teach your child.
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