starting the year sitting on the floor

2nd grade sea turtle oceans 

painting a lovely sea!

The new tables have yet to arrive so we pushed forward with a variety of projects starting on the floor.

Warm color blending with 1st grade pumpkins!

Our very own Pumpkin Patch!

Drawing in the Peace Garden Sept 2019

We are so lucky to live in a city with such great weather and to have a school with such wonderful gardens. Drawing in nature is a powerful way to develop your artist's eye,  first hand observation.

Mrs. Kane tending the Vegetable Garden 

working on a lot detail 

Just a few drawing examples 

Working on the floor with 5th and 6th grade Sept 2019

Louise Nevelson construct 

Inspired by the assemblage work of artist/sculpture  Louise Nevelson students collected and arranged wooden scraps onto a cardboard base. Later these will be painted a grouped together to create a series of classroom wallscapes.

Our first month in the art room Sept 2019

A very inspiring art book to add to our collection 

Well the tables and stools were delayed but the teaching must go on, so we spent the first few weeks drawing the Peace Garden. On most days mother nature worked with us and kept the temperatures below 95.