Kandinsky Colour Study

Colour Theory & Optical illusions

 This project was great to teach tinting/shading and the art of optical illusions.

 Students worked through a set of drawing instructions as guides by me on the whiteboard.
1. Draw 1 horizontal line across the paper
2. Starting at the horizon line, create small bumps (arc's) across the line. Vary the size of each arc.
3. Starting at the same starting point jump over the bump, finishing at the same point for each.
4. Continue creating jumps over each bump until you reach the end of the page.
5.Repeat the same action working your way toward the top of the page.
6. Repeat steps 2-5 below the horizon line.
7. Colour using 2-3 different colours for each column.
8. Students should shade heavier the outer edge of each column and apply the colour lighter (tinting) towards to middle of each column.

Still life drawing-surpise!!!

 Never under estimate your kids and what they will think is 'cool'. This still life drawing activity in my eyes was one of the more 'not as exciting' activities i had planned for my grade 4 classes. Coming off the back of creating wire sculptures i thought the kids reaction would be BOR-ING!!!

Oh how wrong was I. They LOVED IT!

 For the lesson i set my room up in true art studio formation. All the tables facing inwards so everyone had their own angle of the fruit bowl (i have never done this with this grade, so just by moving the tables around created that 'hook' to get them interested)

Materials: fine line pen, watercolours

Pop Art Food miniatures

Anyone hungry? Grade 4 have created some amazing food miniatures inspired by Pop artists from around the world. The only guideline the kids had was the food could be NO bigger then their thumb nail.

 My personal favourite is the sushi roll and pink sprinkle donut. MMMMMmmmmm!!!

Oh and the tiniest gingerbread man and choc chip cookie you've ever seen.

Wire people

Here are some more amazing sculptures from my grade 4's. We used soft wire, seed beads and beading wire to make these figures. I attached some colourful wool to hang.

Giacometti-Bodies in Motion

Grade 4 have been focusing on representing the human form in motion this term. We used the work of Alberto Giacometti to inspire us.

First the kids had to make a sketches from sports photography of their figures. Next they molded their figures from pipe cleaners and wrapped them in foil. To make the sculptures stronger the kids wrapped florist wire over the foil. We attached the sculptures to the wooden bases using magic clay.

Kandinsky circles

Grade 4 combined crayon and water-colour paint to create their own Kandinsky inspired circles