O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
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America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain!
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This week students are adding a silhouette to their colorful sunsets. Students are able to choose what type of building they want for their silhouette. Churches, houses, castles, and of course the Eiffel Tower are all possibilities. Most second graders choose to make an Eiffel Tower after watching me demonstrate how to create one using black paper and markers. Most first graders have been creating their own castle with tall towers. Beautiful!,,, I mean, "Belle!" ![]() John Singer Sargent "Claude Monet Painting" 1887 Tate Gallery, London Oil on canvas 54 x 64.8 cm (21 1/4 x 25 1/5 in.) Students will be painting a sunset like Monet this week. I also brought in my French Easel and a few painting supplies to share. We have been focusing on Monet's love of painting nature as well as his adventures traveling outdoors to paint the landscape directly. On a side note, the painting on the easel is one of my own! I have donated it to be auctioned off at the PTA Denim and Diamonds event, so you can bid to take home your very own Robert Jaruzel original :)!
Art Prize I was able to visit ArtPrize in Grand Rapids this past weekend. Despite the gloomy weather I was amazed at how many people were out and about to view the artwork. If you haven't heard of ArtPrize, imagine a HUGE city wide art show involving artists from around the country (and world). Hundreds of thousands of dollars are given to the winners of public and juried awards. The event runs through October 11th so there is still time to make a quick trip! You can check out the ArtPrize website at http://www.artprize.org/ Pumpkins
Over the past few weeks we have been putting together these colorful pumpkin collages inspired by our great state of Michigan in the fall. This project started with students painting pumpkin and leaf shapes using "fall" colors: Red, Yellow, Orange, and Green. We learned about how yellow and red can be combined to make orange, and that green must be used carefully as it makes brown when it is added to the mix. Once the pumpkins were dry, they were cut out and added to a creative fall landscape. Monet In preparing for this project, students learned about the great French Impressionist artist Claude Monet. While Monet did not exactly paint pumpkins, he was inspired by nature. Students saw pictures of Monet painting outdoors using his outdoor easel and painting equipment. We even saw the studio he built on his boat while painting the river! We saw a photograph of Monet's backyard garden which included his famous Japanese bridge. As artists, the natural world can inspire us to create as it did Monet. |
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