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Art Supplies Can be found at bottom of page

Attn: Art Supplies
Please replenish any art supplies that have gone missing...particularly crayons and markers!

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Homework: Clothe and Color in the figure drawing drawn in class

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May/June: Landscape
Artist of the Month: Claude Monet

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Class Project: Draw and paint a color resist landscape
Homework: In notebook, draw and color a landscape sketch with 3 elements from each Landscape Category


Claude Monet


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Student Artists of the Month:

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June: Illustration
Artist of the Month: Mary Dupre

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Class Project: Draw and color with colored pencil an  Illustration from "Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone" 
Homework: Finish coloring your illustration if not finished in class


Cover from Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling
by Illustrator, Mary Dupre

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Student Artists of the Month:

Illustrations

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September: Lines and Shapes
*Artist of the Month: Paul Klee

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Paul Klee Abstract Art
Paul Klee is an early 20th century artist. He is known as a forerunner of both Abstract and surrealistic art.Check out his artwork on google images with your child!

Class Project: Abstract, color resist painting using oil pastels and watercolors


abstract painting 
by Paul Klee

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Homework: Draw lines to divide a page of your art notebook into 6 sections. Draw shapes in each section: Use one of the new shapes we practiced in our notes this year (pentagon, hexagon or octagon). Use 4 other regular shapes (circle, square, triangle, oval, rectangle). Use one irregular shape. Make each shape that you chose into a drawing. (example: Make a triangle into a christmas tree with decorations). Color all of your drawings with crayons or colored pencils. No markers in notebook. 

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Student Artists of the Month:

Water color Resist Abstract
 Audrey Barry                              Nathan Martucci
    
Haakon Christensen                 Christopher Weatherhead
  

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October - Portraits
*Artist of the Month – Titian

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Class Project: Caricature/Biographical portrait
Homework: Make a caricature/biographical portrait of yourself in your favorite clothing in your art notebook. Draw small pictures of the things that you love most in the background. (Video games, art stuff, sports things, design clothing, ride horseback, your pets, etc.) Color in with colored pencil or crayon.


Portrait of Ranuccio Farnese by Titian

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Student Artists of the Month:

Biographical Caricatures
Emily D   Jacob      
      
Skyler     Frankie
    
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November- January: 3D Art
Nov. and Dec. Art of the Month: Craft
January Art of the Month: 3D shapes and Sculpture

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November Class Project: Native-American Rain sticks, December Class Project: Christmas ornaments

Central American, Native American Rainsticks


Homework: 
Make any of these craft projects and bring it in to "show and tell"
Suggestions-
Woodwork: balsa wood or craft sticks
Birdhouses,
picture frames
Pencil holders
catch all trays 
model air planes

Metalwork: wire or foil
beaded jewelry (you can use elastic)
toy cars or boats

Needlework: yarn, thread and needles
weave potholders
crochet doll clothes,
scarf or hat
Embroider a kit

Pottery: Self-hardening clay (paint when dry), or model magic
a toy animal or doll
a plate
a vase
a statue


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Student of the Month:

Rainsticks


EVERYONE!


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January: 3D Drawing and Sculpture
Artist of the Month: Beatrice Wood

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Class Project: clay pinch pot


Golden Bowl by Beatrice Wood

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Homework for January: In notebook, Draw the 3D shapes: Cube, sphere, rectangular prism, cone, pyramid, ovoid, triangular prism and cylinder. Make pictures of objects from them. (Example: Make a pineapple from an ovoid.) Color with crayons or colored pencils.

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Student of the month:

Christmas Ornaments

pinch pots

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February/March: Color Theory
Artist of the Month: Vincent Van Gogh

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Class Project: Skyscape with rainbow
Homework: Color in color wheel, mix complimentary colors and secondary colors


basic color wheel


Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

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Student Artists of the Month:

Complimentary Color Name Grid
Layla                                                Lora
        

Maria                                               Martina
      


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March/April: Figure Drawing
Artist of the Month: Osamu Tezuka

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Class Project: Drawing and dressing a figure 
Homework: Clothe and Color in the figure drawing drawn in class


Astro Boy by Osamu Tezuka

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Student Artists of the Month:

Figure Drawings

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Grades 4 and 5 Art Supplies

4 sharpened pencils,
1 pink or white eraser,
a pencil sharpener, 4 oz.
Elmer's glue,
2 glue sticks,
a pack of 24 Crayola crayons,
a marble notebook and a t-shirt smock.
an 8-10 pack of Crayola classic colors markers (broad line size),

a tray of 8 Crayola watercolors,



a 4oz. pack of Model Magic (any color)
 
A 16 pack pentel oil pastels,

(if you can find them online, they are cheaper and
take up less space than the Crayola oil pastels but Crayola are still the best!)

A 12 pack of colored pencils.


Mark all supplies,
including t-shirt smock, paints, markers, oil pastels, pencils and notebook with your child’s name and grade.