4th grade Art Work 2016-17

California and Western expansion are curriculum themes for 4th grade. Numerous projects that we worked on this year centered around American Artists and City/Country.

What did we do this year in Art?

Innovations in Art our art room theme for 2016-17 

We explored a variety of artistic processes, asked questions presented connections and made discoveries- during the journey created some great art too!

Fourth Grade Program overview

Objective for students: to experience a variety of mediums and techniques used for creating art. Expanding art history knowledge, connect to class themes while building art vocabulary. Using art tools, strengthen hand eye coordination in creativity and following a series of more complex directions, problem solve as individuals.

Painted paper- process painting with sponges, caps and corks

Fine motor skills, hands on experience

Starry Night Inspired Landscape -What are the basic elements of landscape? Dividing the picture plane. Art vocabulary, following a series of direct drawing instructions, sketching, developing a personal approach drawing crayon and over painting with water colors, salt added for star effect.

Math/Science/Art observed and imagined landscapes

Georgia O’Keeffe inspired fall landscape- Introduction to the work of Georgia O’Keeffe, inspiration from nature, abstracting a realistic image. Color pencil and water color. Seasonal color structure. American Art History connection.

School Project- Heart drawing and watercolor project for online sales

Quilts 2 styles – Introduction to American Quilting with a focus on the 4 and 9 patch patterns. One, painting textiles, cutting and creating patterns within a square format. Two, geometric using solid colors and introduction to tessellations. Connects to wagon trail migration and manufacturing innovations.

Museum Masters Pop Art- Using the Mona Lisa or American Gothic as the composition base students created a Pop Art/Warhol inspired collage. Project introduces printmaking process and Pop art overview/vocabulary.

How’s the Soup? - Pop art inspired project students design their own soup can label, color pencil and markers. Explore text and graphic design. Skill building

Promotion Self Portraits

Artist Andy Warhol 

A David Lubin tradition...
Inspired by the post work of  Pop artists Andy Warhol and Shepard Fairy

Artist Shepard Fairey 

Arty Soup

Inspired by the work of Andy Warhol

Warhol inspired hand prints

Who doesn't like to stick their hand in silky cool paint? We also worked in a little color theory too! To add another step you can cut out (or have older students cut their own) hand print and mat on a new color. For these little ones this was enough!

Graduation Self Portraits

 I took photographs of the students and used a computer drawing program to convert them to high contrast image. The portrait image was transferred (photo copied) to a clear overhead transparency. The students created a collage on white base paper under the overhead picture. To complete the project the artists added a personal phrase about themselves and mounted the portraits on a 12x18 sheet of heavy construction paper. The student portraits were placed around the multi purpose room for the 6th grade promotion ceremony and given to the families at the end of the program.

Make some Money

This fun project introduced 3rd grades students to art/skill of print making. Using small  pre-cut foam board and wooden stylists they created their own money. A simplified self portrait provided the center piece for this art project.

Connects to 3rd grade standards (money) and supports Art History (Andy Warhol).

Mona Lisa Pop

This lesson combines an introduction to the Renaissance and the artist Leonardo daVinci as well as the Pop art approach to creating by Andy Warhol. Using a simple coloring book outline of the Mona Lisa, with a clear overhead and Sharpie markers student trace the lines and attach their work (with tape at the top so the overhead can be lifted up) to white card stock. 

Last color paper in a collage style, no scissors, torn paper only they are to add color and their design approach to this classic art icon.