Showing posts with label hearts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hearts. Show all posts
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Monday, February 18, 2013
Love is in the air!
Kindergarten artists worked collaboratively to create our first completed piece for our Art Auction. The art auction will take place during the Bridge Street Art Fair on Saturday, May 18th and will raise funds to support out wonderful school. To create this beautiful piece, each child chose a favorite color for his or her fingerprints. We filled the large heart shape with dots, then created a signature dot next to each child's name. This project was great for practicing working together, color mixing, shape, space and following directions.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Watercolor Painting with Analogous colors for Valentine's Day
First and second grade artists examined the color wheel closely to learn about analogous colors- colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Students noticed how beautifully analogous colors blend together- not a brown blob in sight!
We used liquid watercolors to paint hearts on high quality watercolor paper. Artists chose two analogous colors for each heart. We also experimented with adding salt to wet paint to create amazing results. Students were productive and focused as they challenged themselves to come up with as many different combinations of analogous colors as possible.
We used liquid watercolors to paint hearts on high quality watercolor paper. Artists chose two analogous colors for each heart. We also experimented with adding salt to wet paint to create amazing results. Students were productive and focused as they challenged themselves to come up with as many different combinations of analogous colors as possible.
My Heart is Like a Zoo
Third and Fourth grade artists read "My Heart is Like a Zoo," by Michael Hall. This is a book of animal similies where all of the animal illustrations are made with hearts. What could be more fun as we get ready for Valentine's Day? Students used colored paper to collage their own animals based on Michael Hall's creations.
Want to see a beaver moonwalk and learn more about "My Heart is Like a Zoo?" Click here!
Watch the trailer for this book to see how hall made some of his lovely heart animals.
Here are some student collages inspired by this book:
Kindergarten Pattern Hearts
It is never to early to start teaching about the principles of design and the elements of art. Kindergarten artists discussed LINES and PATTERNS before using Sharpie markers to draw a heart and fill it in using as many different types of lines and patterns as possible. We used liquid watercolors to paint the hearts. It is hard to see in the photographs, but I added pearl medium to the paints so that the hearts sparkle festively!
My example:
(I often hesitate to show an example of finished work because some artists feel that their work needs to look exactly like mine. In this case, I think having an example to refer to helped the young artists with getting the size of the hearts right and gave them some ideas for different types of lines and patterns.)
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