Friday, October 6, 2017

Please go check out our Instagram account!

Our latest works of art can be viewed on Instagram at:
oakdale_art   
:-)

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Impressionist Memory Paintings!

6th Grade, 2nd Rotation
Completed Oct. 29th, 2017
Students chose a memory to draw and added texture and color with a unique watercolor marker and wax resist technique in order to make it look more impressionist than realistic.
 









 

Friday, September 29, 2017

Grid Self Portraits

7th & 8th Grade, 1st Semester
Completed Sept. 26th, 2017
 
Students learned how to use a grid (like Chuck Close) to draw a large, realistic portrait of themselves while looking at a small photograph.
 














 

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Self Portrait Silhouettes!

6th Grade, 1st Rotation
Completed Sept. 21st, 2017
 
Students used symbols of their personality, family heritage, and culture in order to create a self-portrait silhouette.
 









 

Impressionist Pointillism Painting

7th & 8th Grade, 1st Semester
Completed Sept. 13th, 2017

Students studied the Impressionist art of Georges Seurat and created their own pointillist painting.