Art Docent Moon Scene

Moon Scene:

The next lesson I did was a moon scene and tree. We learned about color value. We used tempura paint on black construction paper. The lesson begins with a white moon and then by adding small amount of blue the rings around the moon become darker. Next, purple is created by adding some red. Finally black is added and then just black is used out to the edge of the page. The tree is a bare winter tree and is painted on with the same black paint and a smaller brush.

They turned out beautiful!!

It was a fun...and messy project. Next time I'll have the kids cover their desks with newspaper first. But...then I would have missed the craziest cleanup...and a lot of fun.

The kids used shaving cream to clean the paint off the desks. Who knew?! It worked really well...and then they had a ball "shaving". What a fun group of kids!

Art Docent

This year I volunteered to be the Art Docent in Mr. P's 5th grade classroom. I am not an artist but I decided to step out of my comfort zone and do it. I'm so glad I did!!

It has been SO FUN!! The kids are a great group!! I teach one lesson per month. Mr. P helps me choose what I will teach. I wanted to share what we've done so far. I'm so impressed!! 

Lego Person:

The kids each made a Lego person of themselves. The head is squarish, the body trapezoid, legs rectangles and the hands claw like. They had to add details that represent their interests and style. They used pencil to draw it out and then colored it in using markers. They background had to be filled in also using a bold pattern. They turned out amazing!!