Caged Song Bird

Caged Song Bird
Mixed Media

Well.. School is out and I thought I would try my hand at a
mixed media art piece I saw in Somerset magazine months ago.
It may look familiar to some of you.
Something about the art piece inspired me..

Using newspaper, and scraps I had on hand,
I experimented with the back ground .
I found a brand new stencil I had not used yet!! How could this be?

I printed a music sheet and cut it down to fit in the center of my project.
I tried to find a song about a bird.
With words on the sheet of music. It took to long....
so I used a song from the Beatles.

I finished!! On to the next project.

Abstract Katz

WATER COLOR

ABSTRACT KATZ
kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade

The King and Queen of cats!

Above-Teacher Sample

The students first sketched their pictures with pencil.
Then applied pure water color paints to paint their masterpiece. This is a real fun project. I find the kids always enjoy anything to do with animals.
This project can be used for any grade level... love those kind of projects!

Great Imagination!!
Love the helicopter cat in this one.
Can you find the two invisible cats above? Hint: Only eyes and mouth show!

Like a graceful vase,
a cat, even when motionless,
Seems to flow. - George F. Will

When prints dried, cats where then out lined in Black marker.

The Smallest feline is a masterpiece. -
Leonardo da Vinci

Students then glued black paper to frame Masterpieces!

Peter Rabbit visits Monet's Garden

Peter Rabbit visits Monet's garden
Kindergarten and 1st grade

Teachers sample.
I introduced the story of Peter Rabbit and pictures of Monet's garden.
With a little help from a rabbit stencil and pre-cut fence pieces, the students created their version of Peter Rabbit visits Monet's Garden.

Kindergartner, Love the bright colors used in this piece of art.

For this project
I used Liquitex Acrylic paint. It mixes well and provides nice bold color.
It allows the students to experience painting with a thick paint.
Dries fast too!

I made rock stencils for the dirt.
Thanks Pam for the Idea!

Peter Rabbit out at night.
The moon light shines on his silver fir.

Excellent job on making the fence look weathered!!

Jackson Pollock-Splatter paint

Jackson Pollock

Abstract Art
Art Projects by kindergarten and 1st graders

"Throwing Paint"

Images of

Jackson Pollock

Students used large paint brushes, and kitchen utensils
to splatter, drip, drizzle, and throw paint onto large pieces of black or white paper.
This allowed the students to mimic Jackson Pollock's style
Oh what fun!

Splat!

Drip...Drizzle...

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