Lines, Color and Construction

First class of the year was great!

Before beginning the fun on our first day of art class, we discussed what the guidelines and expectations for behavior are in art.

1. Have Fun!

2. Listen (to teacher instruction AND classmates comments/questions)

3. Respect (for classmates/teacher, art materials and classroom space)

4. Talk Quietly (during work time)

And for our ART lesson today: we explored lines: vertical, horizontal and diagonal. After a quick warm up sheet, the children had a chance to work on original pieces.

1.  Children began by gluing vertical lines of construction paper to their pieces. 
2. This was followed by the addition of horizontal lines with construction paper.
3. Some children added diagonal lines as well.
4. Lastly children were given the option of stamping patterns onto their pieces using paint and common household objects (bottle caps, empty tp rolls and plastic easter eggs) and adding texture with oil pastels.

A lovingly constructed piece. Delicate patterns here are beautiful.

A subtle piece with excellent grasp of vertical lines.

Love the limited color palette and clean lines!

Layering on this piece was Maya's inspiration. Beautiful!

Lucy's work : confident and bold, adding all types of lines and pattern.

Gorgeous color palette and lovely use of layered pattern!

Beautiful: full of both energy and control.

Beautiful color choices -- and lots of energy in this lovely piece.

I like to give the kids freedom within the limits of the assignment. What results is such varied and interesting work. Freedom of color choice and how to interpret instruction gives the kids a chance to express themselves on the paper. I hope they had fun!

First class was a great success!