Abstract Paintings inspired by Joan Miro

Third and fourth grade artists learned about Spanish artist Joan Miro.  We looked at examples of his work and identified the types of shapes, lines, colors and textures he used most frequently in his paintings.




Here are paintings made by third and fourth graders.  They worked in layers over several art classes. These paintings are on large paper. 

I should note that students photographed their own artwork using iPads and edited the photos for the best results.  This ties into our "Presenting" National Core Art Standard.

Rainbow Week!

Our Amazing School Chef has started the fun tradition of Rainbow Week at the Fayston School. Each day the school lunch is based on one color of the rainbow and students wear that color. We have been working on Rainbow week art lessons, including a collaborative Color Wheel Collage Mural and Gelli Printing.

#colorwheel #collage for #rainbowweek at #faystonschool

A photo posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on Jan 30, 2017 at 8:34am PST

#gelliprints by #faystonschool #gradesoneandtwo for #rainbowweek

A photo posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on Jan 30, 2017 at 8:30am PST

I found this fascinating infographic about the meanings of different colors around the world. Take a look!

The Chopstick Game and other Chinese New Year Activities

 

#thechopstickgame helps artists with #finemotorskills as we start our celebration of #chinesenewyear

A video posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on Jan 11, 2017 at 8:17am PST

Kindergarten Snow Scene Printed Mural

#kindergarten #snowscene #printing #artclass #faystonschool #winter

A photo posted by Nora (@artclass_allday) on Jan 4, 2017 at 11:38am PST