Hello 7th and 8th graders,

 

 

 

 

Hello there art people,

 

It's Firday!!! 

 

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and week. It was wonderful to see the sun!

And the moon, big super moon...did you see it? If not check it out tonight, it will still be magnificent.

 

Before we get started I wanted to remind you to check out the *EVERYBODY* page for a great all school art project. This week I am asking you to recreate artwork from museums using yourself, your family and stuff around the house. Be creative and have fun. Remember, there is no wrong way to do this.

 

O.K.. let's go..scroll down and find your class and have fun!! 

 

Hello 3rd graders,

I miss you all and hope you are all well.

 

Check out the *EVERYBODY* page for a great all school art project. This week I am asking you to recreate artwork from museums using yourself, your family and stuff around the house. Be creative and have fun. Remember, there is no wrong way to do this.

 

Today you will build a marble run from recyclables. Just look around the house, get super creative and have at it.

Built inside a big box

nails are guides

3D with popsicle sticks

popsicle sticks in a box

Plastic bottles

 

 

As you can see there are millions of ways to do this, millions of materials to use.

Get in there and most importantly, have fun!!

 

Send me pictures of your amazing work, y'all!

 

Have a great week!

Hello 6th graders

I trust you got out in the sunshine earlier in the week and did you see the super moon??

It is still magnificent so if you missed it check it out tonight!

 

Before we get started on letters and graffiti, please check out the *EVERYBODY* tab on my homepage. This assignment is fun, funny and super creative. 

 

 On to letters and Graffiti....

 

Graffiti is really an understanding of 1 point perspective. Once you have that foundation you can go crazy creative.

If you missed it, two weeks ago, on march 25th, Y'all had a 1 point perspective review.  1 pt perspective review check it out before you do todays assignment.

Today is a lesson on making 1 point perspective letters and there are three videos. You need this foundation of the basic 1 pt perspective letter and move on to graffiti, so watch and practice.

Once you have a good understanding of 1 point perspective and how to draw letters, you can then bend them, stretch them and add your own style to them.

The last video is just that; making those 1 point perspective letters into graffiti. 

And here is a link to the website Graffiti Creator graffiti creator .

The website is a great place to play around with style and color, then print it out or save to your desktop and make it by hand!

I'm not quite finish....but I'm getting there.

 

O.K.. get going and have fun...send pictures!!

 

 

 

Hello there Thursday art people,

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and first half of the week. It was wonderful to see the sun!

And the moon last night, big super moon...did you see it? If not check it out tonight, it will still be magnificent.

 

Before we get started I wanted to remind you to check out the *EVERYBODY* page for a great all school art project. This week I am asking you to recreate artwork from museums using yourself, your family and stuff around the house. Be creative and have fun. Remember, there is no wrong way to do this.

 

O.K.. let's go..scroll down and find your class and have fun!! 

 

Hello 1st graders,

 

Firstly, just a reminder to check out the *EVERYBODY* page for a great all school art project. This week I am asking you to recreate artwork from museums using yourself, your family and stuff around the house. Be creative and have fun. Remember, there is no wrong way to do this.

Second...send me pictures of your work!!! please:) 

 

Today we will be making sculpture from junk or recyclables. Whatever you have around the house is perfect ( NO GLASS PLEASE) boxes, toilet paper rolls, lids from bottles and jars...whatever.

 

You can attach stuff with tape, string, glue or a glue gun if you have one ( have an adult help you with a glue gun) or cutting the pieces and fitting them together. I bet there are 100 ways for things to stay together, use your imagination.

 

Today you can make whatever you want, representational art ( art that looks like something in the real world)a robot

a rocket

 

or abstract art ( art that does not look like something in the real world but instead use shapes, colors and texture).

see how they cut the cardboard and slid twp pieces together to have it stay stable?

 

There is no wrong way to do this, just look in the recycle bin, use your imagination and have fun!!!

 

Please send me pictures of your artwork!!

lmagnarelli@mvyps.org

 

I miss you all, see you next week!

Hello 4th graders,

 

Firstly, just a reminder to check out the *EVERYBODY* page for a great all school art project. This week I am asking you to recreate artwork from museums using yourself, your family and stuff around the house. Be creative and have fun. Remember, there is no wrong way to do this.

Second...send me pictures of your work!!! please:) 

 

On to the art class of the day.

 

Y'all will be learning about and making Zentangles.

"A Zentangle is a miniature abstract work of art created by a collection of patterns.

It is typically done on a 3 ½” x 3 ½” paper “tile” using a pencil and a black pen. The small size allows for a work of art that can be completed in a relatively short period of time. The “zen” part of it is that it can be a very relaxing and meditative experience." -KinderArt

The size of the artwork actually can be any size (they just refer to it by a slightly different name) and color can be added as well.

Here are some “basics” to get you started…

You can use any size paper you like, but I do think a square is a good idea.Use a black pen that has a fine tip if you have one, if now any black pen is great.

1. Using a pencil, put a small dot in the each of the corners of your paper.
2. Connect the dots with a line, not necessarily a straight one though.
3. Using the pencil, sort of “scribble” in some lines, going this way and that, until you have created several spaces on the paper.
4. Using your black pen, create a different pattern in each one of the spaces that you have drawn with your pencil.

If you like, do some shading with a pencil.

 

Putting two or more together in a grouping is fun too!  Here are three of my Zentangles, I played around with arranging them together.

 

Here are some examples of patterns to get you started....

 

 

O.K.., have fun, relax, make great art and I'll see you next week!!!

Hello 7th graders

I trust you got out in the sunshine earlier in the week! What great days.

Before we get started on letters and graffiti, please check out the *EVERYBODY* tab on my homepage. This assignment is fun, funny and super creative. 

 

 

Graffiti is really an understanding of 1 point perspective. Once you have that foundation you can go crazy creative.

If you missed it, two weeks ago, on march 25th, Y'all had a 1 point perspective review.  1 pt perspective review check it out before you do this assignment.

Today is a lesson on making 1 point perspective letters, there are three videos. You need this foundation to then take those letters and move on to graffiti so check those out as well.

Once you have a good understanding of 1 point perspective and how to draw letters you can then bend them, stretch them and add your own style to them.

The last two videos are just that; making those 1 point perspective letters into graffiti. 

And here is a link to the website Graffiti creator graffiti creator .

The website is a great place to play around with style and color, then print it out and make it by hand!

I'm not quite finish....but I'm getting there.

 

O.K.. get going and have fun...send pictures!!

 

 

 

Hello there and happy Wednesday,

 

I hope you all had a good week and enjoyed the sun on Sunday and Monday!

 

Before we get started I wanted to remind you to check out the *EVERYBODY* page for a great all school art project. This week I am asking you to recreate artwork from museums using yourself, your family and stuff around the house. Be creative and have fun. Remember, there is no wrong way to do this.

 

O.K..., on to art class today. Find your grade on the right side of this page and get going!!

Hello 4th graders,

 

Firstly, just a reminder to check out the *EVERYBODY* page for a great all school art project. This week I am asking you to recreate artwork from museums using yourself, your family and stuff around the house. Be creative and have fun. Remember, there is no wrong way to do this.

Second...send me pictures of your work!!! please:) 

 

On to the art class of the day.

 

Y'all will be learning about and making Zentangles.

"A Zentangle is a miniature abstract work of art created by a collection of patterns.

It is typically done on a 3 ½” x 3 ½” paper “tile” using a pencil and a black pen. The small size allows for a work of art that can be completed in a relatively short period of time. The “zen” part of it is that it can be a very relaxing and meditative experience." -KinderArt

The size of the artwork actually can be any size (they just refer to it by a slightly different name) and color can be added as well.

Here are some “basics” to get you started…

You can use any size paper you like, but I do think a square is a good idea.Use a black pen that has a fine tip if you have one, if now any black pen is great.

1. Using a pencil, put a small dot in the each of the corners of your paper.
2. Connect the dots with a line, not necessarily a straight one though.
3. Using the pencil, sort of “scribble” in some lines, going this way and that, until you have created several spaces on the paper.
4. Using your black pen, create a different pattern in each one of the spaces that you have drawn with your pencil.

If you like, do some shading with a pencil.

 

Putting two or more together in a grouping is fun too!  Here are three of my Zentangles, I played around with arranging them together.

 

Here are some examples of patterns to get you started....

 

 

O.K.., have fun, relax, make great art and I'll see you next week!!!