Well, not really throwing the paint. Third graders have been exploring the action paintings of “Action Jackson” Pollock. They re-created his splatter style of painting using yarn dipped in paint.
This is one of the few projects that I repeat every year – the students are so excited to create this way, and I never get tired of seeing the results! Here’s one we did a couple of years ago: Action Jackson Portraits
This year we had some fun with our string prints by weaving the paintings after they were dry, and adding a string printed heart.
We discovered that it was easier to weave on the non-painted side of our work – easier to see our weaving pattern!
I can tell two facts about artist Jackson Pollock; I can identify non-objective art; I can create a quality finished art work using printing and weaving techniques.
Third graders have been learning about the action paintings of American artist “Action Jackson” Pollock. Here’s a peek at their action paintings – can’t wait to show them the next step of this project! Stay tuned!
Way back when I was a little kiddo, my favorite Christmas book was “Jolly Old Santa Claus”. This sweet story took you on a tour of Santa’s North Pole workshop, showing Santa and his elves as they prepared for Christmas Eve. I loved looking for Jingles the elf and Whiskers the cat as the elves decorated ornaments, baked cookies, and got the reindeer ready for the big night.
I recently came across a reproduction of this book and have fallen in love with the illustrator George Hinke. Take a look!
George Hinke was born in Berlin, Germany in 1883 and learned a classic style of painting. His illustrations for the book “Jolly Old Santa Claus” are done in oil on stretched canvas. I love looking for the influences of Hinke’s German background in these paintings – Santa’s castle resembles the castles of Bavarian King Ludwig, and Santa’s elves remind us of the stone elves that often decorate German gardens. There is even a Black Forest clock hanging in Santa’s workshop!
Do you know three interesting facts about Leonardo daVinci? I’ll bet a Georgetown third grade artist can help you out! They recently learned all about the great artist daVinci; not only did he paint the famous Mona Lisa, but he was a sculptor, inventor, musician, and mathematician. Students examined a Mona Lisa print and discovered how daVinci was able to draw her eyes so that she seems to follow you across the room.
Third grade artists created their own Mona Lisa portraits, surrounding their portraits with drawings of inventions and notes just as Leonardo daVinci might have done.
One of my favorite parts of this project are the detailed inventions and notes!
See more Mona Lisa portraits at our on-line gallery ARTSONIA!
Kindergarten artists have been busy cutting and gluing shapes to create these beautiful winter scenes. After painting the background sky, the artists cut common shapes to build trees and houses. These projects have brightened up our hallways on our gloomy December days.
See more of these Kindergarten Winter Shapes at our ARTSONIA site!