Keep Calm and Create Art!
Hello art students! I would love to see all the art that you are creating at home and to hear what's going well and what you are struggling with! Please feel free to email me with questions and send me pictures and videos of what you are up to.
Mrs. Soucy - l.soucy@nhsau57.org
Ms. Earle - victoria.earle@nhsau57.org
Mrs. Owens - claudia.owens@nhsau57.org
Art Resources for Home
- bgpatternsCreate amazing pattern repeats, like the 3rd graders did in class
- BomomoExperimental digital coloring program
- Aminah's WorldVery cool website where one can design their own unique artwork from unique materials, like yarn and found objects. Inspired by artist Aminah Robinson.
- Toy TheaterArt exploration website, featuring activities including building with colored blocks, doodling, designing, and animation.
Lesson One
Common Core Standard: Re:7.2.3a
The image below is a "Story Quilt" by Faith Ringgold.
What do you notice about this artwork? What is the story being told here, in your opinion?
EXTENSION: *If you have art supplies and some extra time* What's a personal story of yours that you could draw?
Also create a "border" for your drawing using geometric patterns, like triangle and squares. You could even cut shapes out of colored paper!
Lesson Two
Common Core Standard: Re:7.1.3a
Look at the two images below:
What material do you think the artist used? What tools did they use?
Lesson Three
Common Core Standard: Cr:1.2.3
We're visiting Africa this week! Create your version of an African mask, inspired by the examples below. Use whatever materials you can find in and around your house. For example: egg cartons, cardboard boxes, milk jugs, bottle caps, shells, rocks, toothpicks, q-tips, sponges, twigs, etc. Think about what facial features you want on your mask (like eyes, nose, mouth), will you add hair? What will your hair be made out of?
* If you don't have many supplies, don't fear - it doesn't have to be very complex! You can also draw a picture of your mask instead.
Virtual Art Museum Links!
Drawing and Coloring Sheets
- How to draw a bunny3rd graders have practiced drawing a bunny for a project they are working on - but anyone can try!
- How to draw an elfLearn how to draw a silly holiday elf!
- secret agent decoder keytry creating your own secret messages with this decoder we used in class!
- Laurel Burch cat drawingpractice drawing Laurel Burch style cats at home!
- Take a line for a walkpractice drawing a continuous line
- draw different facesuse this worksheet to practice drawing different types of faces and emotions
- patterns drawingpractice all those patterns - repeating lines and shapes!
- drawing buildingswhat buildings are being built? drawing prompt
- action drawingwhat would an action word look like?
- emotion drawingwhat would an emotion look like?
- American Gothic coloring sheetColor in the famous Grant Wood painting, American Gothic