microscopic wonders

"Woah! What is THAT?" can be heard in the Art Room today.  We looked at many beautiful images of microscopic photography. Some are more obvious than others, but nearly all are awe inspiring!

Fifth and sixth graders selected an image to try to capture using oil and chalk pastels on large paper.  We acknowledged that much of this project might feel challenging as drawing something that is specific and precise but not figurative is something that we don't have a lot of experience with.  We also discussed how we can recognize the differences between chalk and oil pastels and use each of these mediums to achieve the desired results.

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#microscopicimage art recreated in chalk and oil pastel by #waitsfieldschool #gradesfiveandsix  Swipe for more!

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Kindergartners draw sunflowers "en plein air"

Color Wheel Letters and Numbers inspired by Jasper Johns

The Color Wheel 

First and second grade artists learned about the color wheel.  We learned that each color has a complimentary color on the opposite side of the color wheel.  

We also learned about artist Jasper Johns.  Johns is a Pop Artist born in 1930.  Some of his most famous works incorporate letters, numbers and bright primary and secondary colors. 

First and second grade artists created letters and numbers inspired by Jasper Johns that show the color wheel and each pair of complimentary colors.  

Inspired by Laurel Burch Cats

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Rainbow Fish

Kindergarten artists read the book "Rainbow Fish," by Marcus Pfister. We talked about the moral in the story and then made rainbow fish using oil pastels, liquid watercolors and shiny paper.