December Art Update
Every school has it's own unique art program. Click on the schools below for more details.
Bubb
Students studied COLOR this month. Younger students learned the basics of mixing primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) to create secondary colors (orange, green, and violet). Older students really explored the creativity of color by creating tertiary and warm and cool colors. Some students even learned that by mixing complementary colors they could create beautiful hues of brown and grey!
Kindergarteners learned about the color wheel and used tempera paint to mix primary colors to create secondary colors. After hearing the story and looking closely at the images in Denise Fleming’s book, Time to Sleep, they composed a picture of a bear peering out from the forest.
First grade students also used tempera paint, mixing primary colors to create secondary colors on their pallets. Inspired by local American painter (b. 1920) Wanye Thiebaud, who is most known for his paintings of cakes, pastries, lipsticks in candy-bright colors, students created a drawing of a gumball machine and used primary colors to mix secondary colors for their own paintings.
After listening to Cuban folktale The Bossy Gallito, second graders created their own drawing of the Gallito (rooster) pecking kernels of corn from the ground. They used primary colors to mix secondary colo
rs and practiced long and short strokes, following the direction of the feathers to create their fancy Gallito paintings.
In third grade, students were introduced to the work of self-taught French Post Impressionist painter, Henri Rousseau (1844-1910). After making their own observations of Rousseau’s nature-inspired paintings, students created their own imaginative animal/nature compositions, using primary colors to mix secondary as well as some tertiary colors.
Students in forth grade explored and reviewed the color wheel by placing primary colors of tempera paint on their palettes and mixing the secondary and intermediate colors. After discussing the work of the artist Keith Haring, students composed a group of action figures, outlined in black tempera. All the colors used in the finished composition were secondary and intermediate colors, with one color repeated in each of figures in order to achieve unity.
After looking at and talking about the primitive style of the artist William H. Johnson, and the importance of the Harlem Renaissance to the arts in our country, fifth graders composed a jazz band of five figures holding different instruments in bold black outline. All of the colors used were mixed from the primaries and included a variety of secondary and intermediate colors. 
Monta Loma
Students studied COLOR this month. Younger students learned the basics of mixing primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) to create secondary colors (orange, green, and violet). Older students really explored the creativity of color by creating tertiary and warm and cool colors. Some students even learned that by mixing complementary colors they could create beautiful hues of brown and grey!
Kindergartners listened to the story of Sammy the Snake. They then drew their own snake with black oil pastel and colored it in with bright primary and secondary colors.
First grade looked at the beauty of butterflies for inspiration. They mixed colors to paint their large-winged creatures in bright primary and secondary colors.
Second grade studied toucans and owls to create their paintings. They drew their own birds and mixed colors to finish their paintigns in bright primary and secondary colors
Third graders drew with crayons a scene of the hat room from the story Lost and Found. They then painted in their hats with bright colors, both primary, secondary, and tertiary to finish their art works.
Fourth grade students learned about endangered animals and looked at how Andy Warhol created prints of these animals to draw attention to them. They used the contrast between warm and cool colors to create their own paintings of endangered animals.
Fifth grade students learned about complementary colors and looked at images of the ocean. They then painted their own underwater ocean scenes, mixing colors to create secondary, tertiary, warm and cool colors.
Landels
Students studied COLOR this month. Younger students learned the basics of mixing primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) to create secondary colors (orange, green, and violet). Older students really explored the creativity of color by creating tertiary and warm and cool colors. Some students even learned that by mixing complementary colors they could create beautiful hues of brown and grey!
Kindergartners at Landels looked at the colorful paintings of cakes and sweets by Wayne Thiebaud. They then used color mixing techniques to create their own paintings of towering ice cream cones.
First graders looked at the beauty of butterflies for inspiration. They mixed colors to paint their large-winged creatures in bright primary and secondary colors.
Second grade painted colorful flowers in a vase. They learned about mixing a variety of colors to make their flowers bright and unique.
Third graders looked at the energetic circular paintings of Ukrainian artist Sonia Delaunay-Terk. Mixing their own colors, they created vibrant and energetic abstract paintings using layered shapes.
The Third/Fourth grade class studied Vincent Van Gogh’s sunflower paintings. Using vibrant colors they painted their own version, focusing on color mixing and contrast.
Fourth grade students studied the moving figures of 80's Pop artist Keith Haring. They learned how to make a moving figure stand out by using contrasting warm and cool colors. Students practiced mixing and painting their own colors.
Fifth grade students looked at contemporary artist Elizabeth Murray's funky and cartooney abstractions. They mixed and painted their own secondary and tertiary colors to create a fun cartoon-like abstraction of their own.
Theuerkauf
Students studied COLOR this month. Younger students learned the basics of mixing primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) to create secondary colors (orange, green, and violet). Older students really explored the creativity of color by creating tertiary and warm and cool colors. Some students even learned that by mixing complementary colors they could create beautiful hues of brown and grey!
Kindergartners at Landels looked at the colorful paintings of cakes and sweets by Wayne Thiebaud. They then used color mixing techniques to create their own paintings of towering ice cream cones.
First graders studied colorful shapes as they looked at paintings by Joan Miro. They then used his whimsical style and bright colors to create their own abstract shape painting.
Second grade looked at the beauty of butterflies for inspiration. They mixed colors to paint their large-winged creatures in bright primary and secondary colors.
Third graders listened to stories from the Ohlone Indians for inspiration on their paintings. They then painted one of the stories, using secondary and tertiary colors to show their skill and knowledge color mixing.
Fourth grade students thought about the concept of a secret garden. Then they created their own garden, mixing warm and cool colors to create a beautiful array of flowers and plants in their paintings.
Fifth grade students learned about complementary colors. They then painted large, bright flowers, showing both their skill and knowledge of mixing color and using complementary colors to add contrast.
Castro
Students studied COLOR this month. Younger students learned the basics of mixing primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) to create secondary colors (orange, green, and violet). Older students really explored the creativity of color by creating tertiary and warm and cool colors. Some students even learned that by mixing complementary colors they could create beautiful hues of brown and grey!
First and Second graders studied birds for their color lesson. They drew out and painted in their own birds using bright primary and secondary colors
Second grade students read Eric Carle’s The Very Lonely Firefly before painting a simple firefly outline and filling it with secondary colors.
Third grade rooms 6, 7 and 8 were inspired by the glasswork lamps of Louis C. Tiffany. Students painted a simple, dome-shaped lamp outline complete with a nature-based shape theme. The lamps were painted with gloss tempera utilizing only secondary colors. Third graders from rooms 5 and 9 listened to stories from the Ohlone Indians for inspiration on their paintings. They then painted one of the stories, using secondary and tertiary colors to show their skill and knowledge color mixing.
Fourth grade, room 14, looked at examples of the early landscape artworks of David Hockney. Students then composed a painting that combined elements of both aerial and linear perspective before painting with either warm or cool secondary and tertiary colors. Fourth graders in room 15 learned about complementary colors and looked at images of the ocean. They then painted their own underwater ocean scenes, mixing colors to create secondary, tertiary, warm, and cool colors.
Fifth grades, rooms 13 and 16, created compositions featuring shoreline birds. Each student painted using a single pair of complementary colors, the muted colors the pair created when mixed, and white and black. Fifth graders from room 10 explored complementary colors as they created their own paintings of Hopi Kachina Dolls. They learned about the Kachina Doll tradition and then drew and painted their own.
Stevenson PACT
Students studied COLOR this month. Younger students learned the basics of mixing primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) to create secondary colors (orange, green, and violet). Older students really explored the creativity of color by creating tertiary and warm and cool colors. Some students even learned that by mixing complementary colors they could create beautiful hues of brown and grey!
Kindergarten and first grade students read Eric Carle’s The Very Lonely Firefly before painting a simple firefly outline and filling it with primary and secondary colors.
Second graders painted simple nesting dolls inspired by the Russian Matryoshka. Each doll was carefully painted with secondary colors
Third and fourth graders looked at examples of the early landscape artworks of David Hockney. Students then composed a painting that combined elements of both aerial and linear perspective before painting with either warm or cool, secondary and tertiary colors.
Fourth and fifth grade students created compositions featuring shoreline birds. Each student painted using a single pair of complementary colors, the muted colors the pair created when mixed, and white and black.