September Art News

What’s happening in the Mountain View Art Studio? We are off to a great start in the art!  The students are enthusiastic about making art and  many have come to class with ideas and goals for the year.  We have talked a lot about  where artists get ideas and how artists remain flexible in their thinking.  Each class has done  some art exercises to practice that flexibility in thinking. For our first art rotation, we are all making art with the Art To Remember fundraiser in mind.   All  proceeds will be dedicated to purchasing display screens for the art department. Kindergarten is printmaking using, sponges, gadgets, and hands.  We are using the book Swimmy  by Leo Lionni as inspiration. 1st Grade is drawing and painting peacocks. We are learning watercolor resist techniques,  how to blend colors, and how to observe to become better drawers. 2nd and 3rd grade is using shapes as a jumping off place for creating their own unique compositions.   We are incorporating overlapping and the application of textures and patterns to represent  abstract geometric drawings. The Spanish painter Joan Miro is our inspiration.  4th and 5th grade began by trying a variety of drawing techniques to get ready to make  their first artwork.  Gesture drawing, blind contour, abstract simplification, and enlarging to name  a few.  After studying the art of Georgia O’Keeffe, students were encouraged to choose  their own subject matter and create an artwork by drawing, painting, or collaging. School—720-972-8429 Email— Jennifer.schmuldt@adams12.org