Columbia Art: January 2011

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Thursday, January 27, 2011

The 8th grade class studied masks in various cultures. The students then worked on their own masks using foam. The foam block was carved into using clay sculpture tools then painting using acrylic paints.

8th Grade Cityscapes

The 8th graders worked on a city drawing using one-point perspective. The cities include:

buildings with doors and windows
a street and sidewalk
streetlights and traffic lights
billboards and other additions

7th Grade Crushed Can Drawings

The 7th graders worked on observational drawing using contour lines. First the students drew three un-crushed cans. This helped the students to focus on the details of the cans. Next, the students drew three cans crushed. The drawings were outlined in ink and colored using colored pencil.

6th Grade Abstract Sculptures

The 6th graders worked with the expressive qualities of line. As a class, we brainstormed some expressive words (happy, sad, etc.) then the students created drawings that resembled those emotions. From those drawings the students chose one to create a 3D sculpture. The sculptures are abstract and use line and color to express emotion.