Snowman Portraits

3rd and 5th graders did CLOSE-UP portraits of snowmen.  I asked them to give their snowmen emotion and some students even added a story plot!  Making me proud as usual :)
Artwork by Briannah and Edyn

Artwork by Andre

Bria added her name in the constellation of stars :)

Shocquell's snowmen has a very mischievous look!

Alex's snowman is Angry, Titiana's is blowing cold breathe. 

Bianca's snowman is sad because he was bullied.

Artwork by Shamia

Tyeana was the only student to have her snowman lying down!  He even has an igloo on his belly!

3rd Graders' Chill Suns

While studying different types of lines, students made radial sun designs that in some cases turned out looking more like flowers! They were asked to use at least two different types of lines and one shape in their design. There were no guidelines with colors some students used "cool" colors. (see below for more info on warm/cool colors). Many students also choose to give their sun shades. That is why I called them "cool suns". It is very appropriate because when we started the project, it felt like 100 degrees out. A couple weeks later when we finished, the weather had quickly cooled to the 60s. It was a very sudden summer to fall this year!

Ebony gave her sun design a pretty curtain. I love her spiral lines.
Artwork by Heaven
Artwork by Briannah
Artwork by Andre
Very Cool Sun by Autumn
Mischievous-looking sun by Iyana
Below is a photo of me as a chubby baby with my dad, one with warmer colors and one with cooler colors. Which one looks like its a more warm day? Which one looks like a cooler day? Warm colors (reds, oranges, yellows) make things appear more warm! Cool colors (blues, greens, purples) make things appear cooler. Can you see the difference?

Busy Busy Bees!!

I have not posted any artwork in a while. This is what I have been busy doing.
ART CLUB!! Thanks to my art club helpers who came Mon-Thurs (sometimes even Fridays, they couldn't get enough art club ;-)) to help out with the art room and work on their art projects.
Art Star Celebrities taking pictures on the Red Carpet at Fernwood's HipHop Award Ceremony. I blurred faces because some students have not turned in photo permission forms.
Mosaic Part One: Gluing all the pieces down, and getting hands dirty with Liquid Nails. For future reference, wear gloves while using liquid nails. But if you are like me and get liquid nails stuck on your hands, use nail polish remover to get it off. I discovered that after a couple days of dirty looking hands.

Mosaic Part Two: Grouting! Very fun to feel the mushhhhy grout. But if you are concerned about your carpet, you might want to lay down a blanket! Whoops.

Photo Permission Slips

I finally got a list of students who turned in their photo permission slips. This means I can post pictures of everyone making artwork during class too. I can also link your artwork to your picture. Here are some students who always give 100% effort during art class. It shows, because their artwork has been chosen to be posted more than once and I only pick my favorite 5 or 6 pieces from each project to post. Of course, they also turned in their photo form. Click on their name to see some of their artwork.
Briannah
Iyana
Willie
Lashamere
Brianna already has TEN postings!!
Chante
Demetrius
Kiara R
Damarion
Asjah

Landscape vs. Cityscapes

Landscape art is a natural scene such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, forests, or DESERTS! Cityscape art is scenery such as cities and towns. Both are usually in a wide view and include the sky.

Cityscape by Bria
Landscape by Rakiya

Cityscape by Kevon

Landscape by Amillion
Cityscape by Kori

Landscape by Jordan
Landscape by Heaven
Cityscape by Briannah
Cityscape by Diamond
Landscape by Autumn
Landscape by Kori
Cityscape by Willie
Cityscape by Jordan

1st Quarter Art Stars! :-)

Congratulations to my 1st Quarter Art Stars! As always, I chose students who set a great example to their classmates with good behavior and hard work! Room 403- Jada, 402-Myles, 207-Mikayla, 206-Darius, 208-Kayla, 106-Michiaya, 108-Yuzerick, 308-Michael, 307-Deona, 306-Chante.

I never posted my 4th Quarter Stars from last year, so better late than never!! Sorry for the delay!
402-Keyuan, 207-Briannah, 208-Damari, 106-Jamari, 108-Brianna, 308-Kiara W, 307-Chloe, 306-Walter

What mood are you in today?

After reading "Glad Monster, Sad Monster" the K-2nd graders made their own mood monsters. You should be able to tell how their mood monsters are feeling depending on its color. When you see a blue painting does it make you more sad than a painting with bright yellow colors? When Pablo Picasso was really sad he painting only with blue colors! When Miss Reardon gets mad does her face turn red ?! ;-) Colors can show different moods.

Artwork by Joseph B and Kayla W
Artwork by Reggie

Artwork by Jherrone and Heaven

Artwork by Robert and Nygel

Artwork by Eddie, Daion, and Chyna

Artwork by Briannah, Eron, and Latricia