Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Indonesian Inspired Batiks

7th & 8th Grade, 1st Semester
Completed Oct. 13, 2014

Students used a wax resist and watercolor technique to create an Indonesian inspired floral pattern similar to batik fabric.
















Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Art History Self-Portrait Silhouettes

6th Grade, 1st Quarter
Completed Oct. 10, 2014

Students chose a historical work of art from the textbook to use as inspiration for their own portrait design.
















Friday, October 10, 2014

Monochromatic NW Coastal Native American Paintings

7th & 8th Grade, 1st Semester
Completed Oct. 8, 2014

Students mixed black with one color to create three different shades and white with the same color to create three different tints in order to make a monochromatic painting. For the style of the painting, students were inspired by the art of Northwest Coastal Native Americans.
















Franz Marc Inspired Expressionist Paintings

6th Grade, 1st Quarter
Completed Oct. 6, 2014

Students created their own abstract painting focusing on Expressionism inspired by German artist, Franz Marc. Students made connections between art and Intro. to Foreign Language class.