2nd art projects

Well, in my 14 years at Zamo we never had rain to contend with during our Celebration of Art festivities... until last night, that is. I m...

This week 3rd grade started their Starry Night cityscapes! This project was inspired by the awesome art teacher, Katie Allain. Her images on Instagram look so fun, and amazing, I had to try one with our students! Give her a follow on IG at @MrsAllainArt Here's how we will be creating ours! Materials: Tru-Ray construction paper (in black, blue, and yellow) Crayola Artista II paint (yellow, orange,white, blue, turquoise) paint cups with lids painted paper scraps Fiskar scissors Big Kid's…

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Winds are howling outside and the temps are dropping fast! So…..I guess it is time to start creating some beautiful winter projects. I love the change of seasons and winter does not disappoin…

Ton Schulten is one of my all time favorite artists! I discovered him years ago when I found a calendar full of his paintings when visiting the Toledo Museum of Art. I was hooked! I love his amazing colors and abstract style. I created a Prezi of his landscape and cityscapes to share with my classes, (Ton Schulten Prezi). I find it very interesting how he adds lots of vertical lines to his landscapes, a composition usually created with more horizontal lines. This lesson was a COLOR VALUE…