7th/8th Grade Art Elective

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Hi there! My 7/8 art class is going to be working on paper mache animal heads. If anyone has spare newspaper, masking tape, wire hangers or floral wire they would like to bring in, I would appreciate it. 😊

Week of 2/10/20

The students are going to be sketching a mannequin three times in a series.

Week of 2/3/20

Since there is a Monet Exhibit being held at the Denver Art Museum, the students will be learning about Monet’s style of painting and recreating one his paintings in his impressionist style.

Week of 12/9/19

The students are finishing up part 1 of their choice project using one of the styles we’ve learned this quarter.

Week of 12/2/19

The students are creating their own holiday or winter coloring page to create a coloring book for the class.

Week of 11/18/19

The students will be learning about the artist Wayne Theibaud’s paintings and his pop art style. They will be creating a painting of food with the style of Theibaud.

Week of 11/12/19

The students are finishing up their mason jar drawing. They are then learning about Wayne Thiebaud and his food still life paintings. They are going to plan out a painting of a food item in Thiebaud’s style.

Week of 11/4/19

The students are finishing up their art portrait project using three styles of art (Abstract, Realism and Non-Objective).

Week of 10/28/19

After learning about Abstract, Realism and Non-Objective Art, the students are finishing up their animal portrait using those three styles. On Halloween, we will be painting with neon paint and I will be lighting up the art room with black lights.

Week of 10/21/19

The students are learning about realism and what goes into drawing or painting realism style art.

Week of 10/14/19

The students are learning about abstract art. As a class, we will be critiquing Joan Miro’s artwork. Then, the students will be creating a Joan Miro style abstract drawing.

Week of 9/23/19

The students will be learning about the importance of typography in art and design. They will then draw their name by creating or imitating different styles of typography.

Week of 9/16/19

The students will be finishing up their 3-D tetrahedron structure using recycled newspaper.