September 10th-September 14th

6th Grade: Last week, sixth grade students completed the Color Wheel painting project. This project required all students to identify the primary, secondary, and intermediate colors on the color wheel. They reinforced this knowledge by mixing paints to create the intermediate colors on their own "wheel." In addition, they created 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 were encouraged to paint neatly and accurately within the color wheel boundaries. This week we will begin the "Animal Eye" project inspired by Georgia O'Keefe.

7th Grade: On Monday, the seventh graders will complete their "Namely Me" collages inspired by the works of Henri Matisse. Next, we will move on to our contour line drawing unit. Each student will draw three different views of various shoes with pencil. Later, they will outline their drawings in marker. We will discuss the various styles and types of lines that can be used to create interest and detail. The students will be encouraged to vary the thinness and thickness of their lines as well as explore patterns to create their works of art.

8th Grade: The eighth grade classes have started the Self-Portrait Unit and will continue to work on them throughout the week. Each student is using a photograph of themselves to create a self-portrait inspired by the grid process used by artist Chuck Close. After measuring and designing their grids, the students began analyzing the values and shapes in each numbered box on their photograph. Then, they began using pencils to enlarge what they saw on the doubled grid on their drawing paper.