6th Grade:
Our 6th grade artists have been learning about two very different cultures. In Mrs. Bednaz’s class, students focused on Asian culture; from their beautiful landscape and nature paintings to the art of calligraphy and the artist’s seal. Each artist came up with their own painted fan using watercolor as their medium.
In Mrs. Kashi and Mrs Nyhan’s class, artist have been hard at work creating their own dreamtime stories and paintings. “According to Aboriginal belief, all life as it is today – Human, Animal, Bird and Fish is part of one vast unchanging network of relationships which can be traced to the great spirit ancestors of the Dreamtime.” After each student wrote their own dreamtime story, they then put their story into a graphic format using aboriginal symbols. With acrylic paint, students did dot paintings and to finish off their work, they each created their own frame. For more information on Australian Art and Culture: http://www.
7th Grade:
Our 7th grade artists have been learning about how the elements of design can be used to create unique and balanced compositions. Line illusions and patterns were highlighted in many of these, which made for some very successful compositions!
8th Grade:
Rundlett grade 8 art students are completing their first summative assessment. Students learned about careful observation as an essential element in creating a quality technical drawing.Mrs. Bednaz class observed skulls both human and animal. They learned about the famous artist Georgia O’Keeffe, anatomy, observational drawing and rendering form using value. Students were then challenge to add their own unique idea to their skull as a fun creative component. Mrs Kashi’s and Mrs. Nyhan’s class observed potted succulent plants and created beautiful compositions. They learned about Georgia O’Keeffe, creating value with watercolors and color theory. Keep your eye out in the halls of blue duke nation for these exciting works on display.
