4th grade Silhouette Self portraits

Fourth graders created self portraits that conveyed personal meaning, visual texture and visual movement in a silhouette design against an analogous colored painting. They were inspired by the artist Arcimboldo who was known for this silhouettes made up of different objects. Students then created a drawing with lines, patterns, texture and images that represented them. They used lines and repetition to guide or move the viewer's eye around the picture. Then they created a pAinting with analogous colors using brushstrokes to show movement. 

4th graders teaching each other about fossils!

Fourth grade students are learning about how fossils are formed as well as the different types of fossils. They collaborated to create posters to teach the rest of the class about fossils! Stay tuned for their clay fossil creations next!

2nd graders painting to music

2nd grade students use line, shapes and color to express meaning and feelings as they listened to music. They used oil pastels and to add lines and shapes and watercolors while listening to Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" . They analyzed the artwork of Vasily Kandinsky who also painted to music and were inspired by his abstract compositions.

Annual MCPS ARTS FAIR