Invention and Imagination Week

Thursday-Georgia O'Keeffe Flowers

Big Van Goghs -Morning Class

Kids learned about how Georgia painted huge flowers and shells as the subject in many of her paintings. 

These are the images we looked at:

First we drew an outline of an "imaginary flower" using pencil. Using any paint color and a "thin brush" we outlined again. Next we filled the flower in in using a "fat" brush.

By Ryan

By Nicholas

By Daniel

By Ally 

Dinosaur Invention- Mini Van Goghs-Afternoon class


    After discussing different dinosaurs and how we know so much about them because of fossils, we also realized that there may be undiscovered dinosaurs too! We pretended to be archaeologists discovering a "new" dinosaur!  First we "invented" this new dinosaur using a construction paper collage for the body and painted the background in using "Skinny and Fat" paint brushes. To avoid drips we needed to remember to "dip and wipe" each time.     

Selecting colored construction paper: 

Planning the composition:

Gluing, painting, and finally it's dry ! ( almost! )

We had a great time today, the kids are so creative!! 
One more day to go!! 

OCEAN WEEK CONTINUED....Morning Class

FRIDAY - BIG VAN GOGHS 

The boys used neon colored acrylic paint to cover their sea creatures. 

After a discussion of  DEEP, DEEP, DEEP OCEAN Fish the boys created fish bowls containing fish that produce their own light (bioluminescent). VERY COOL!

OCEAN WEEK ART CLASS WITH MS. MICHELLE

FIRST UP FOR THE DAY....MODEL MAGIC FISH SCULPTURES

Using clay for the first time this summer was so much fun!! We needed to all create the same style fish which needed to dry before painting. Model Magic can be purchased at Target or a craft store in white or pre-colored packages!! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the younger girls paint their fish and the older boys paint their OCEAN CREATURES today! 

Afternoon Class: Mini Van Goghs 

Just the beginning: Step #1 Clay balls squished into scales and pressed into clay body shapes that was stretched into a fish body form.

 Step #2 (Thursday Only Kids ) Non-toxic Acrylic Neon Colored Paint applied using a touch of water and a skinny brush.  

One Fish Two Fish! Matthew's on the Top and an Extra  on the bottom, for William who was out sick! 

        Andrew's Awesome Fish! So Cute!

Dominic's Dynamite Rainbow Fish!    

  

TUESDAY-FABULOUS FISH  


    Step #1 With some help from Ms. Michelle, everyone outlined the basic shapes of an oval body, triangle tale and fins, and can't forget the "fishy kissy lips!!  Next, they painted in their fish remembering to "dip and wipe" the bristles so there would be no unwanted drips!  

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY-FABULOUS FISH CONTINUED, AND MORE!

     Step #2 GADGETs were dipped into paint and printed onto the solid painted fish body in a Fabulous Fish design. 

     Step #3 After Looking at picture from a book named Ocean Floors, Pastel was used to draw more Ocean Creatures on the bottom of the Ocean Floor and water background. One final touch.....black outline each creature to make them POP out from the picture.  

 Fabulous Fish Alex!! 

More Stuff Ready to Go Home....

    Can't forget about those Coral Reefs in a FISH BOWL. We colored the small stuff with pastel SOLIDLY, and left the rest to be painted in using Tempera Water Paint. We were so busy I didn't get the change to take any photos of everyone started FISH BOWLS. Here is the Final Product.... 

Gorgeous FISH BOWLS Girls!!!  

I can't say enough about all these awesome artist this week....they are wonderful!

More pictures to come after classes today.... 

Ms. Michelle :)

       

Still room left for Tuesday and Friday July 24th and July 27th.

Week #4 Theme-Invention and Imagination Week 


Monday: Using GEOMETRIC SHAPES and METALLIC  Crayons, create your own IMAGINARY Robot!   

 TUESDAY: Using Construction Paper Shapes and Tempera Paint INVENT your own IMAGINARY Animal to take home!    

WEDNESDAY: NO CLASSES


THURSDAY:  Using WOODEN found objects and blocks, create an IMAGINARY building by assembling with wood glue and paint with tempera metallic paint. 


sorry no pictures! Use your imagination to picture it!!  


 Friday: Using MARKERS, and GEOMETRIC SHAPES, INVENT a new type of dinosaur in a drawing.

   I wish the Summer would go on forever but it too must end! This will be the last week for Summer Classes with Ms. Michelle until next year or in the Fall! :(