Art Newsletter   August/September

 

My name is Mrs.Gonzalez and I am the Art teacher at Kissimmee Charter. It is with great joy and enthusiasm that we begin a new school year. There are many exciting projects that the students will be working on.

My goal is to instill in students a love of learning about the arts. Through the practice of art, students are able to develop and explore their creativity, learn to express ideas, as well as learn to reflect and think about their work. I firmly believe the Arts are another way of knowing the world around us.

Sincerely,

Ms. Gonzalez

 

ART K-2 (September/October)

We will be learning about the elements and principles of art through different projects. Students will also learn to compare/contrast artworks as well as develop observational skills using a variety of artworks.

 

September Project: Outside Drawing. (Lines in Nature)

September Project: Rainy Weather Painting. (Lines and Shapes in Nature)

September/October Project: Skyscraper Collage. (Lines and Shapes around us)

October Project: Still Life Collage. (Patterns, free-form shapes, geometric shapes.)

October Project: A Picture of Me. (Portraits, Self-Portraits.)

 

Materials needed for Grades K-2

No materials needed for September and October.

 

Art 3-5 (September/October/November)

We will be learning about the elements and principles of art through different projects. Students will also learn to compare/contrast artworks as well as develop observational skills using a variety of artworks.

 

                      September Project: Cave Drawing. (Lines in Nature. gestural drawings, organic shapes.)

September Project: Composition. (Lines and Shapes in Nature and the Man Made environment. Geometric shapes.)

October Project: Still Life Collage. (Lines, Shapes and Color. Complementary and Analogous colors.)

October Project: Photomontage. (Photorealistic Art.)

                 November Project: Surrealistic Painting. (Surrealism, Hue)

                      November Project: Found Object Still Life. (Pattern and Form)

  December Project: Carved Tile. (Form and Space)

 

Materials needed for Grades 3-5:

Photomontage project (October). For this project each student needs to bring in an old magazine. They will be cutting out images from the magazine.

Found Object Still Life (November). Students will need to bring a small bag with recyclable materials from home such as Styrofoam meat trays, small plastic caps, corks, small plastic bottles, cardboard rolls etc.

Carved Tile (December). Students will need to bring in a small 2.5 lb Air-Dry Clay (Crayola brand). You can find it at Wal-Mart for approx. $5.

Sketchbook (approx. 8"x 10")

 

Middle School (September- October)

We will be looking at the relationship between art and society around us. We will explore different artist’s work and how they depicted their culture and times. The students will be producing their own works depicting this as well.

Project: Depicting Cultural traditions through Art. Artist: Carmen Lomas Garza. Artwork: La Feria at Reynosa Activity: Create a painting or a "papel picado" banner portraying your own cultural and family traditions.

Project: The value of collaborative work in a society. Artist: Jacob Lawrence. Artwork: The Builders Activity: Create a mural painting depicting the value of collaborative work among people.

 

 

"Fine Art is that is which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together." John Ruskin