April 2nd-April 6th

Animal Eye Project

Sixth grade students have done a phenomenal job working on their "Animal Eye" projects. They will be completed, neatly matted, and displayed soon after we return from spring break. Our next unit of study will explore one and two-point perspective. We will begin practicing our technique in our sketchbooks before we create our formal project: a cityscape!

March 19th-March 23rd

Sixth grade students have been learning about a celebrated American artist: Georgia O'Keefe. In class, we analyzed several of O'Keefe's floral paintings. We discussed her use of value, line, space, texture, shape, and color. We talked about how she enlarged her subjects to fill in an entire canvas. Some of her paintings were enlarged to the point that they became abstract. We are using these works by O'Keefe as an inspiration for our "Animal Eye" project. Each student will draw an elarged eye of an animal based on a photo. We will use oil pastels to add color and texture to the eye and the surrounded fur, feathers, or skin.

March 12th-March 16th

This week, sixth grade students will begin working on the Color Wheel painting project. This project requires all students to identify the primary, secondary, and intermediate colors on the color wheel. They will reinforce this knowledge by mixing paints to create the secondary and intermediate colors on their own "wheel." In addition, they will create a tint and a shade for all of their "pure" colors. A tint is created when white is added to a color. A shade is created when you add black. The sixth graders are encouraged to paint neatly and accurately within the color wheel boundaries.

March 5th-March 9th

Welcome to 6th grade art! My name is Mrs. Cirjakovic and I will be your child's art teacher for the next 12 weeks. This trimester will be filled with several projects that will explore your child's creativity, teach them problem solving skills, and broaden their knowledge of art history. We will begin the trimester by designing personalized art portfolios to safely store our works of art.

Reminder: ISAT tests will be administered Tuesday through Thursday, which will alter our art class schedule.