Eastwood Elementary
Student Projects
2010-11
Hi! My name is Chris Boyle. I teach elementary art for grades 1-5 at Eastwood, Berger, South, Aurora, Harwood, Horace and Osgood. It looks as though we will have 9 45 minute art lessons this coming year. Each lesson we look at a new artist or culture to begin our inspiration. We examine the way they used the art elements and principles in their work. Then we set off to create our own unique work of art. Afterwards we assess what we have learned. We try to use a variety of mediums and techniques throughout the year.
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LESSON 1
Greetings! My name is Chris Boyle. I teach your child art. We meet about nine times a year for 45 minutes. Here Is what we have been doing.
Grade One: Students will explore the Pixar artist John Lasseter's work. They will be introduced to the art elements. In response they will draw race car using the art elements. We will introduce line, shape, texture and color. Students will then design their own unique race car, emphasizing personal choice and imagination.
Grade Two: Students will learn some of Vincent Van Gogh's struggles and successes. We will look at how he expressed his emotions in his sunflower series. We will then create a drawing of a floral still life using oil pastels. Texture and blending colors will be emphasized. The children will have a chance for personal expression as they design their flowers.
Grade Three: Students will look at the vases of ancient Greece. They will explore symbolism with the use of color. They will look at the modern artist, Kiki. Students will then carry our transportation theme as we draw school busses. After the students use the art elements space, line, and shape, they will use their imagination as they color their drawings. Their mission is to create a bus that is safe, wakes kids up in the morning, and captures how exciting school can be.
Grade Four: Students will look at Eric Carle's collage illustrations and learn about mythical creatures. They will then create an imaginary collage creature, using textured papers, crayon rubbings, and a variety of materials to create this new beast. They will then write a physical description of their beast using at least three adjectives.
Grade Five: During this two block session , students will look at the Tudor monarchy in England. They will examine the portraits and coats of arms during this period of European history. The will learn about Queen Elizabeth and facts pertaining to the settlement of the English colonies in the new world. In response, students will create an oil pastel portrait of themselves as they might appear during this period in history. The emphasis will be on proportions and blending. They will design their own costume according to the role they chose. To further help the imagination explore, they will create a collage coat of arms to represent themselves. This could be displayed on the front of lockers as they are made of durable felt.
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LESSON 2
Grade One: Students will learn about the life of Swiss artist Paul Klee. They will also learn the difference between warm colors and cool colors. In response they will create a cat or dog using their crayons and will use liquid watercolor paints to create a cool or warm color scheme.
Grade Two: Students will look at public art projects –both in our area and in Baltimore, Maryland. They will see how topography has influenced the art, and pick out ideas that are universal to both communities. Students will create collages of mermen or mermaids in response to the art in Baltimore.
Grade Three: Students will look at the art of Henri Matisse. They will learn why he got the nickname, "wild beast". The will see cut outs and paintings that Matisse created. They will create leaves (a recurring subject in Matisse's work) by instruction, observation, printmaking, and by utilizing imagination. They will create a border to finish their work. The concept of warm and cool colors will be reviewed.
Grade Four: Students will examine the paintings of Picasso's blue period. Picasso worked exclusively with complementary colors during this period. Applying this color scheme, students will create an autumn still life using tempera paint.
Fifth graders will not receive art lesson two, due to their double block last lesson.
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LESSON 3
Grade One: Students will look at the paintings of Edward Hopper. He featured architecture in his paintings. Texture is an important art element in his work. We used different textures in our picture of a bird house.
Grade Two: Students looked at bird masks from around the world. They noticed that the masks were symmetrical and three dimensional. As we made bird masks of our own, we created vertices, just like in math. We used cut paper to make these creations.
Grade Three: Third graders looked at different animal masks from around the world. They noticed there were interesting patterns on them. The masks we saw were symmetrical, but the masks we created were asymmetrical.
Grade Four: Students will explore the art of Ancient China. The will discover that the dragon is the symbol of the emperor. As they created their own dragon drawing, they emphasized pattern, use of space, and a border. Creativity was encouraged as the students drew their own dragon.
Grade Five: Students will look at the art of the Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Shapes and symmetry was present in the art of the region. The materials the native people used were influenced by the resources of the region they lived in. All the items were three dimensional. The students created three dimensional transformation masks in response. In response to the art of the Plains Indians, the children created a ceramic animal pot.
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