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2nd Grade- Visual Jazz

In honor of Black History Month, second graders are studying the African American collage artist, Romare Bearden. Bearden lived in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance and was greatly influenced by Jazz Music for his artwork.

In art class, we listened to music from the Harlem Renaissance while using paper, scissors, and glue to make our own collages. Didn't second grade do a brilliant job with their own music-inspired artwork!?

To learn more about Romare Bearden, check out this video:

To discover more of Romare Bearden's legacy, check out his official website:

http://www.beardenfoundation.org/index2.shtml

1st Grade- Box of Crayons

In honor of Black History Month, we're making a conscious effort to embrace and celebrate our diversity. First graders watched this video of Shane DeRolf's poem,

"The Crayon Box That Talked":

THE CRAYON BOX THAT TALKED from tim webb on Vimeo.

Then, we discussed what makes each person unique and how although each of us is different, we're all created equal. How ridiculous to treat someone differently because the color of their skin, where they're from or what they wear! This world would be a boring place if we all looked exactly the same.

To celebrate our differences, each student created their self portrait on a paper crayon. Next, we put them together to unify our artwork. By working together and accepting everyone, our artwork is complete!

PreK- Crayon Resist Watercolor Names

In Pre-K this year, students are learning how to spell their names. What an exciting time!

So, as an extension, in Art Class, they're continuing to practice. The students started by tracing their names with crayons. After they traced their names, they experimented with color mixing by using watercolor paint to fill in the background of their artworks.

Didn't they do a beautiful job!

4th Grade- Symmetrical Hearts

Happy Valentines Day!!

Love, Fourth Grade

ACE Art Club- Iris Folding Hearts

We used construction paper, scissors, and glue to create these Valentine's hearts that resemble the diaphragm- or iris- of a camera. They give new meaning to the old saying "love looks with the heart". We hope you take the time to look at our hearts.

Happy Valentine's Day!!
Love, the ACE Art Club

2nd Grade- Van Gogh Chalk Pastel

We read and discussed "The First Starry Night" written and illustrated by Joan Shaddox Isom. The book is a fictional account of the artist Vincent van Gogh's real life short stay in Arles, France.

Isom's illustrations for her book were inspired by Van Gogh, and so were ours. We used short lines and overlapping colors to create movement in our artwork.

Van Gogh often painted his emotions. He used bright yellows, oranges, and gold to express happiness (see "Sunflowers"), and many shades of blue were used to express a calmness or sadness (see "Starry Night").

Vincent van Gogh painted hundreds of paintings, including three versions of "Starry Night" and countless "Sunflowers", but he only sold one painting during his lifetime.

Oh, he also cut off a piece of his left ear in a fit of rage. Yikes!