3rd Grade Artwork 2016-17

In 3rd grade a lot of our art projects connect to classroom themes of original people and folk tales. You can see these subjects reflected in numerous piece created this year.

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!

Third 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, developing fine motor skills and following a series of directions

Painted paper- process painting with sponges, caps and corks

Fine motor skills, hands on experience

Pumpkins-What is a pumpkin shape, what are the parts of pumpkin? Direct drawing process, looking at natural shapes, creating using step by step process. Completed work drawn with white glue on black paper, colored with chalk pastel

Science/Nature/Art connection

Owls- what is an owl shape, what are owl body parts? Continuous line drawing, following a series of steps, learning to let the pencil/pen guide your design, pen stays on the paper. Problem solving how to create small details? Color, cut and create and environment Science/Nature/Art connection observation -imagination

School Project- Heart drawing and watercolor project for online sales

Leaping Orca- what is an orca what are the body parts? Building a multi-layer composition. Watercolor background to create ocean and sky/color blending, tempera paint splash, sketch, draw, color and cut out whale form and position on background elements. Art vocabulary and skill building.

Science/Nature/Art connection observation and imagination

Howling Wolf- Supporting grade curriculum Native American studies artists create a narrative work using color value sky/stars/moon background and a wolf silhouette. Project completed using tempera paint, construction paper, metallic markers and gel pens, Painting and Collage. Nature/Art observation imagination
Totem Pole Project: Building on previous knowledge/skills students create a paper totem component that will be part of a larger group project. Handouts, design samples and coloring pages provided inspiration. Paper collage. Skill building and connecting to Core curriculum.

Cubist Inspired Portraits

Tree in a Landscape

Bear

Abstract Drawing with Glue

Overview of Abstract art, intro to pastels.

Glue, Pastel and a Pumpkin

2 Part project:
looking at pumpkin forms, students practiced drawing step by step. Working with white glue, students drew pumpkins.

After glue had dried students colored the pumpkins and stems with chalk pastels.

Flowers Up Close

Big off the page flowers inspired by the work of Georgia O'Keeffe

City Country Starry Night Sky

City Country Warm Cool...Starry Night Sky

Tree in a Landscape Pastel Project

Drawing in the Garden

The last few days of school all classes were invited to spend some time sitting and drawing in our lovely Peace Garden. What a great way to wrap up another wonderful art year!

Abstract clouds and Penguins

2 parts...drawing with glue and adding color with chalk pastels
1 part...using the rectangle pattern and following a series of direct drawing instruction students designed their own penguin.

City in a distance

One point perspective, skill building, expanding vocabulary, exploring new material combinations...

Expressive Tree in a Landscape

This 2 part direct drawing and creative expression project is a great way to start the art year with older students. They always surprise themselves with the end result...and I must say I am pretty dazzled too! This project allows for high success, builds art skill confidence, connects to art history landscape compositions, addresses art vocabulary such a color theme, realistic, expressive, Fauvism, foreground, middle ground and background...and is just plain adventurous!

Direct drawing steps

After practicing on sketch paper students draw with white glue on black pre-cut construction paper. 

Allow the glue drawings to dry for at least 48 hours. Part II, compare and contrast realistic color choices with more expressive/non realistic choices. Model how to blend pastels and color in the direction of the shape to emphasize texture and or movement. Students then add color and detail with chalk and oil

pastels. Artists name signed with Sharpie in the corner. 

Bear with me...

A portrait of a tree in a landscape

Demonstrate through a series of direct drawing and individual practice sketches a basic understanding of how to draw a tree in a landscape.

Once students feel comfortable with the elements and composition, they draw their final image with white glue on black paper. Chalk pastels are used to add the color and detail to complete the project.

Students can express realistic colors found in nature or a more Fauvist approach to color/pattern.

 

 

 



Supplies: pencils, sketch paper, black construction paper, white glue in tubes, chalk pastels. Art prints and class handout of famous landscapes provide additional support to the student success of this project.

Pretty Pastel Flowers

What if you were an ant...looking at a flower in a lovely spring garden, you would be little and the flower would be very very big.

 That is the jumping off point for this colorful and imaginative project. Inspired by nature and the artist Georgia O'Keeffe we composed a flower picture that was toooo big for the paper. Drawing a large flower center off center on the paper the artists used chalk pastels to sketch, color and blend.