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In today's student spotlight, from Ms. Dale's 1st Grade Class! we have...
Elise!
Look at her super cool football drawing. This really makes me think about former students in my class that I have seen throughout the years playing football either for Kell or some other kind of team. She really filled her entire paper. Wonderful!
Here we have the geometric shape design of...
Emily!
I love seeing this little girl in my classroom.
She really lights up the atmosphere and here you can see her bringing that light into her artwork!
For this assignment, we traced blocks across out paper with pencil, and then we outlined our pencil lines with different marker colors.
This allowed us to control our motor skills with the materials. Next, we worked on understanding the difference between crayon shading and crayon coloring.
Shading is when we change the pressure on our crayon as we color from light to dark.
If you look closely, you can see how she has begun to apply some shading techniques in her approach.
Here we have a very cool drawing by...
Emma!
We read the book, "Where the Wild THings Are!" by Maurice Sendauk.
Idk, maybe I misspelled his name. Anyway, she designed her own oil pastel monster from looking through several examples in class. I really like her original design.
What's a book you like? Maybe you can create some art that is similiar to the book you like? I love illustrations in books. They are quite amazing and have inspired me to be a lifelong drawing person.
Here is a great monster by...
Ethan!
Here he his red really makes his monster POP! I am impressed. You did such a great here!
Here we see the marks made by...
Edda!
She is extraordinary. I am so impressed by your energy in your marks. You really have brought a lively vibrant appearance to your drawing. Fantastic!
Thanks for stopping by our blog!
-Mr. Hale
Let's get into the week with an opening look at this stellar drawing by...
Ayelli!
We drew cakes and other desserts after lookin at the work of Wayne Thiebaud.
Here she was able too use Oil Pastels to draw a cylinder and transform it into a cake. We started with pencil on black construction paper, and as we drew we used some careful thinking and diagonal lines to draw a slice of cake removed from our cylinder.
It was a great exercise in using addition and subtraction in our drawing skills to show a cake that looks like it has volume and dimension on our paper.
Allie!
Allie really brought her observtion skills into focus with this gret drawing of her shoe. I loke how she was able to offer us the uniques prespective of her shoe hitting the ground attached to a leg, yet in the distance we see a tree with a sky.
A drawing can be a window into another universe that comes from you. When I draw, I like to work in layers. As I draw I think of what is closest to the viewer who looks at my art, and also what is farther away. Then I try to bring that about in my picture. It looks like Allie was really understanding these ways of thinking and drawing while being my classroom. Wonderful job!
Christine!
Just know this, whoever gets to see your fantastic smile is really quite fortunate. I know this because I miss seeing you in my class! I love how you used purple shadows in this toy drawing of your edyy bear. You took what we learned from the Wayne Thiebaud cake drawing and used it here. If we draw more than just he structure of an item and we also focus on drawing how the light and shadow rests on the item were drawing...well, now we are able to communicate so much more in our ability to draw and use it as a full expressive language.
Great job!
Paige!
Beep-do-weep-bleepy-beep,beep. Yeah I know, I know...
Such a cool little drawing! I think you and your sisters can put your toy drawings together at home to hang together because they all look incredible!
Georgia!
Spectacular work in your oil pastels here! So cool to see. I miss seeing you and John's shing faces in our classroom.
Kaylie!
I will call this the 3 amigos. It reminds me of you and your face of concentration when you draw in my room. Such a nice piece!
Alright guys, I'm working on some videos for you and hope to get them posted up within a day or two. I need to get back to it. It's certainly not simple to put together as much as I have tried to make it so.
Thanks for checkin in and stay tuned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-Mr. Hale
Student Spotlight send us to Ms. Adam's 3rd grade class!
Jay B.!
I bet you have been drawing some really outstanding pieces and I can't wait to see them. Great job! You know I love guitar! Couple that with some star wars and I'm off to a new adventure! Great job!
James W!
This one reminds me of grimlock. Oh you don't know who that is? Only one of my favorite transformers toys I had as a kid. I have some great childhood memories there...I think this one turned out solid. Nice composition.
I hope you guys are getting outside to play!
John M.!
Hey this looks pretty cool. Like some kind of crazy ninjago/lego universe. I really like the warm colors! This has a very vivid look to it. Well done!
Dominic, I bet there are many people out there who miss seeing their sports. Now is a good time to run and be active so when we can return to sports you'll be all ready to go! These dinosaurs looked puzzled over how bug this football is!
Have a great Friday everyone!
Bellamy and Hulse 2nd Graders are in the Spotlight Today!
Camryn B...legendary.
That's right.
Look at this.
She has a unique style in her drawings that naturally reveals itself. Notice the football. Look at the slight bit of purple there showing shadow. Man, looks like that teddy bear needs a hug. What a great expressive drawing.
Look at this other drawing of hers.
Do you see her style in both drawings? VERY COOL...
Look at the marks she has made.
These impressions remind us that our thoughts are important, AND...HOW we see the world and the life we live is important.
You are precious and unique. Do you realize that across all time, no one will ever have your thoughts? No one will ever carry your experiences? That is powerful if you think about it. You are important.
All of us are, but in our own ways. Try to see that in people.
There are so many people to meet and so many experiences waiting for you to discover. Camryn is leaving some great marks in the life of those around her.
What marks are we making?
Stand back and take notice!
Because drawing in the same room, not far from Camryn, is...
Beth.
She certainly views life in her own way. I love her drawings. This is one she drew from a still life of toys.
This drawing is a mixed media approach. That means she used different tools to get the picture completed.
She started with thick paper, pencil, and an eraser.
Once she got her line drawing in place, she used some markers to outline her pencil lines throughout the drawing.
Then she laid in her crayon work. Notice how she colored with her crayon. She stayed away from coloring in random scribbly directions and chose instead to color in cleaner, more controlled ways.
For example, look at the red floor. Those lines are all colored diagonally. This acheives a calmness to her drawing.
Finally, she finished her drawing by applying watercolor.
Maybe you can try a mixed media drawing at home?
Across the room, (in the company of Orlando, the hobbit, who has first and second breakfast) sits...
William.
I think it's cool that he chose to go vertical with his composition. In this underwater drawing he offers a great take on his view of an underwater world.
He has a vivid imagination and I enjoy hearing his conversations. That's right in the midst of all the children in the room I hear them. Some are very funny!
Shees...
Quietly sitting in the midst of the vivacious energy in the room is a smart and beautiful girl named...
June.
She is a great listener and I see her power and have not had as much time as I would like to mention how proud I am of her. She is great at drawing and she chose to draw this Bear and Bunny still life from her choices in the room.
Kind of like what this picture shows.
Great job June!
Allyson F.
Come on...look at her drawing of the dog. That is a hard angle to draw and you know what?
She nailed it! (In the midst of our nanny boo boo happenings!)
Remember, drawing is seeing!
Find something you can see at home that you love. Anything. Look at it closely.
Try to draw it just as you see it. This will build your skills in drawing.
Children, I was outside yesterday and it was amazing. Try to get out and draw something interesting today.
Much love,
Mr. Hale
The sun is out today so I thought it would be great to showcase Jordyn W.'s Toy Still Life drawing. It's beautiful!
Keegan's "K" is more than ok! It looks dynamite!
Valerie's toy drawing looks outstanding!
Ok, this is a short post, I'll post more tomorrow!
MMMMM...I don't know if Bailey B.'s bringing skittles down from the skies or M&M's, but her Lolla Loopsy is certainly enjoying her walk!
Mrs. Bristow says for spirit week we should draw a Spring Picture. I bet Bailey will have no problem. What an incredible job!
Whenever Kannon G. arrives to class, I get blown away! Great geometric shape art!
Titus made a monster leaving his tracks of footprints across the land. Great job!
Winnie C. made a beautiful Oil Pastel monster! I hope you guys are enjoying drawing. I know Winnie and Hank have been drawing with Mo Willems. Check out his link in the next post!
Well, I tried to do something with my hair for crazy hair day...not much to work with up there...HA! Alright, till we meet again...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8
Put the above link in your Browser. You have oodles of fun drawing doodles with Mo Willems!
I'm sorry about not getting back to you yesterday...Mr. Hale was trying to figure out his garbage disposal and I was being really creative and forgot to get back later in the day here.
It's alright, I'm here now.
I'll let this post stand on its own and ask you to explore the link. This looks great for younger grades like k,1,2!
Side note...I am enjoying spending all of this time with my dog, Destin. (Most of the time...HAHA!)
Today a hero has arrived under the imaginative mind and hands of Peyton R. from Mrs. Lewis' 4th Grade class!
Peyton is so great at understanding the dimensional drawing we've looked closely at in 4th grade. Not only is it evident here but it's also seen in her other drawings like the one below.
Do you notice the feel of volume and depth in her artwork? It has a look of 3-D quality. How does she do it?
For her earlier in third grade, when we looked at Wayne Thiebaud's cake drawings... she used an important part of what she learned when she later drew this elephant picture in 4th grade by looking at a toy still life.
She knew to draw the shadows. You can see she is training her eye to see not just the structure of the toy animal, but ALSO...how light and shadow reveals the object. Notice how she used blue and purple in the shadows.
Peyton is really great at SEEING. All of these things I've mentioned are wrapped up when we tell ourselves what I've often spoken in class...
"Drawing is SEEING."
We must learn to look carefully. Observe. Then we command our hand to follow what our eye sees.
"When I draw, I will draw with all that I am, all that I was, and all I hope to be. I wil think BEFORE I draw, WHEN I draw, and AFTER I draw."
Children, keep focused on that positive self-talk in your mind that we are always talking about.
Now we're talking! Look at Jimmy H.'s concept Vehicle design. Look at how clever and smart he is. I love how he used traingles in his design. How many can you find?
Jimmy, you are brilliant!
Children your thoughts are important. What kind of vehicle do you see in your future? Where is it designed to go? In the air? Underwater? On the land?
Design one from your creative mind.
How many people will it carry? Is it built for a certain job? Where is the engine? What is it powered by? What lines and shapes will you use to design it?
Humor...
From the mind of Rowyn P. we find a poor storm trooper in a blazing fire trying to get the Ice Cream from the store. This was her take on combining her imagination with the toy still life we were drawing.
I DIG IT. (That means I think it's pretty incredible.)
I'm sure I only have a small part of the story here and I look forward to her revealing more about this picture.
How can you use your humor in an artwork? Cartoons are a great starting point when you're trying to figure it out. Why is it funny to you? How can you make a funny artwork?
(Oh boy...I just opened up a can of worms there.)
Here Fiona N. made her take on drawing from a toy still life. I see blue and purple in the shadows! I see Fiona threw in a dimensional street in the background!
Amazing!
This drawing reminds me of Metal...Heavy metal! Hmmmm....
Hahaha...
This Bear drawing by Isabella B. is quite large.
I like her choice to add a dresser and lamp in the background for part of her setting. Blue is my favorite color!
Alright! I am going to do some research now to post some youtube videos you can check out for some help in drawing at home. Hmmm...
Maybe I'll post a pic of me at home with crazy hair for our school spirit yesterday. I tried to do that on flipgrid, but then my garbage disposal died.
Yay me.
Love you guys.
Commander Hale signing off for now...stay tuned for my update later today.
Spring is here!!!!!!!!!
Good Morning Peeps!
Check out the amazing artwork in today's episode of student spotlight from Mrs. Lyon's 2nd Grade class!
Above we see Claire (Bear's) drawing of her "Picasso Me" Self Portrait.
What an amazing job!
I think I might know why she decided to include flowers in her picture. Her mom and dad have beautiful gardens that I have seen.
Claire really did a great job of making her picture look whacky! Just like Picasso's drawings.
Did you know that this is our Virtual School Spirit week? Mrs. Bristow has asked us to draw a picture for Wednesday of something that reminds you of Spring. Maybe you can find a flower outside to draw? Maybe it can be a painting? You decide!
Do you have your scuba diving gear on?
Let's check out Edyn M.'s underwater discovery.
Look at that! She used warm colors and neutral colors from the color wheel to crayon color her underwater creatures! Amazing.
Then, she took the cool colors of blue, green, and purple to paint her water with watercolor to create her ocean crayon resist.
Remember, we used lots of pictures and slide shows of fish and other sea creatures to understand the visual shapes that help us draw them.
Maybe you can look at your favorite animal today online with your parents, or find a favorite animal book and try to focus on drawing the animal as carefully as you can. Just like Edyn!
Look at her octopus and jelly fish. Wow!
Above we see Christina L. drawing one of the most amazing robots from her toy still life assignment in class.
To create this picture, she used pencil first to carefully draw her picture. That way she could erase as needed to get her picture the way she wanted.
Next, she used some markers to outline her pencils lines. She then used some watercolor paints to color her background.
Finally, she returned to marker again to make another pass over all of the lines to give her artwork final touches. It took her about 3-4 art sessions in class.
Think about that.
Why don't you start a project that you can begin working on over many sessions?
Sometimes artwork takes time to slowly develop to get the look we want. Finding a way to organize and store your art is important. Great job Christine!
Her we have Allie G's "Picasso Me" portrait.
You know maybe you could do a whacky portrait of someone in your family? Think about colors or things that the person loves. Include them in your picture in an unusual way!
Great job Allie! I think it's cool that you picked this one for the show. You had so many great pieces to pick from.
Above we see Jaelyn M.'s pic of his underwater scene. What a great job!
Children and parents, I'm working on my approach to connect in a better way here from home.
All of our 2-D artwork is mounted and labeled with name tags by classrom for the show we were meant to have.
I will keep showcasing student work from each class while we are away.
Please understand that we have over 650 children at our school, so I am trying to pick 5 per class to share her throughout the days we are apart.
Remember what the purpose of art is...to find the best version of ourselves. What does that look like for you?
This is a great time to organize your art tools, create your own creative space at home, and spend some time with your imagination. Find the things that you are excited about and bring them into your drawings. My best ideas come when I sit in my stillness for a little bit.
I will touch base in another post tomorrow. I really miss seeing your faces! Love you guys.
-Mr. Hale