Kindergarten Portraits

Posted on September 5, 2012 by shana.gutterman

      

Kindergarten self-portraits are incredible!!!!!!! We learned about facial expressions and emotions. They used the Smart Board to create a face!

Kindergartners practiced making a portrait, they made sure to include eyes, nose, mouth, hair, neck and shirt! They redid their pictures onto watercolor paper and painted it with watercolors. The background is a collage using tissue paper.

 

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Second Grade- Royal Self-Portraits

Posted on August 29, 2012 by shana.gutterman

Second graders studied royal portraits. Tiaras, crowns, and robes are all part of the royal wardrobe!

Second graders drew themselves as royalty- complete with a castle in the background! They will paint their portraits during the next class.

     

Thank you to Patty at Deep Space Sparkle for the inspiration for this great lesson!
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Third Grade- Self-Portraits

Posted on August 29, 2012 by shana.gutterman

 

Third graders made self-portraits inspired by James Rizzi.

James Rizzi was a Pop artist. He was the official painter of the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He painted a lot of NYC scenes.


 

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Fifth Grade- Self-Portraits

Posted on August 29, 2012 by shana.gutterman

Fifth graders studied portraits by artist, Amedeo Modigliani. He was a Jewish Italian artist. His portraits had elongated faces, sloping shoulders and almond-shaped eyes. His paintings are now worth millions  although he died penniless. 

 

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First grade- Self-portraits

Posted on August 29, 2012 by shana.gutterman

First graders are creating a self-portraits inspired by artist Frida Kahlo. Frida Kahlo included a lot of animals in her self-portraits. First graders also included animals or something they liked in the portraits. 


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Welcome to Art!!!!!! 2012-13

Posted on August 23, 2012 by shana.gutterman

It is going to be a great year in art!!! We are  starting the year off with self-portraits!

Kindergarten explored emotions using the Smart Board! They are working on sketches of their face.

First graders studied artist, Frida Khalo and Vincent Van Gogh. Vincent Van Gogh always looked sad in his self-portraits and Frida Khalo added her pets in her paintings! First graders will add a special animal or item to their self-portraits!

Second graders studied royal portraits and discussed the clues in the paintings that made it clear that they were royal. Second graders are making their own royal portraits as princes, princesses, kings and queens.

Third and fourth graders studied artist James Rizzi. He was a pop artist who liked to paint pictures of NYC. Their self-portraits will have a city skyline in the background and will be very colorful!

Fifth graders studied Amedeo Modigliani. His portraits of people were inspired by African art. The faces are elongated with almond shaped eyes in his paintings.

Middle schoolers are learning about Roy Lichtenstein. He was a pop artist who was inspired by comic strips. Middle schoolers will create their own cartoon portrait.


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Matryoshka Dolls- Kindergarten, First & Second Grade

Posted on June 12, 2012 by shana.gutterman

Matryoshka Dolls!

When I was a little girl I would go to my great-grandmother’s apartment every Shabbat. I would play with the nesting doll, Matryoshka, that she brought over from Russia. 

Kindergarten, first and second graders looked at the same doll my great-grandmother had and we discussed where the doll came from, Russia. We even had a few students who helped us with the pronunciation of Matryoska.

 

Thank you to Patty at Deep Space Sparkle for the inspiration for this great lesson!
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Fourth grade Contour lines & iPad

Posted on May 21, 2012 by shana.gutterman

IPads in the art room!

Fourth graders learned about contour lines.

Project A: To draw your hand, using contour lines, with a pencil.

Project B: Create a self portrait using contour lines, on the iPad app, Brushes.

The portraits are wonderful! 

    

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Kindergarten and Fifth Grade

Posted on May 13, 2012 by shana.gutterman

   

Kindergarten and fifth grade used oil pastels to draw flowers. 

 

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Ceramics

Posted on May 13, 2012 by shana.gutterman

All grades used clay to create incredible pieces of art!

Kindergarten made tiles

First grade made butterflies

Second and third grade made fish

Fourth grade made monster bowls

Fifth grade an middle school made mugs

  


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