Thursday, September 29, 2011

Gesture Drawing








Upper House students are learning all about drawing this year. A gesture drawing is quick and sketchy. It captures movement and character. 5th and 6th graders practice doing timed drawigns of each other.

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Claude Monet and monoprints

Third and fourth graders learned about Impressionist artist Claude Monet.
They created monoprints inspired by his waterlily paintings.




GYOTAKU




Gyo= fish; Taku= impression

"The fish I caught was thiiiis big!"
Everyone has a fish tale to tell, but how doyou know how big the fish really was? In Japan, the ancient art of taking prints from fish waws called gyotaku and was developed int he 1800's to accurately document fish size. A fish is inked, then paper is pressed onto it to make a print.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Congratulations Artists!



The national poster contest "Be a Superhero! Save Money!" sponsored by the State Treasurer's office announced that Equinox 4th grader Zach Schaw won 2nd place in the elementary school division. The judges also selected 3 other Equinox 4th graders to receive honorable mention. Congratulations to Jessica Gagne, Ryan Messick, and Olivia Werner! All of these posters will be displayed on a web page and the students will be honored at a special ceremony on April 14th where they will meet the Governor and the Satate Treasurer. Congratulations artists!

Friday, October 22, 2010

WIRE BASKETS...







In Exploratory Art, 3rd and 4th graders weave wire baskets.



Leaf Animals...







3rd and 4th graders integrate Science & Art to create these beautiful leaf animal collages.






Pastel Landscapes...





3rd and 4th graders create space (foreground, middleground, and background) in these beautiful pastel landscapes.