Our kids FINALLY went back to school today for almost an entire school day! I know I feel 1 million percent better than I did yesterday; at home with my nerves frayed and my children quite possibly even more stir crazy than I was.
Now that we are back in school, we are gearing up to teach all 24 classrooms our next Art Literacy lesson on Pierre Auguste Renoir. Check out this awesome bulletin board right across from the music room next time you're in the building! Renoir is one of the most famous French Impressionist painters, another would be Monet. Impressionists were interested in capturing a fleeting moment in time. They painted outside and really explored how natural light changes moment by moment. Smaller brushstrokes captured the play of light and shadow. They also experimented with representing reflections on the water. All of this has to do with light, the way our eyes perceive light, and how this is constantly changing. The Impressionist painters made the simple moments worthy of attention, capturing scenes from everyday life. Renoir is known as "The Painter of Happiness". From what I've been reading, it sounds like he was quite a contented man and especially wanted his artwork to exhude positivity and joy to the viewer. That is pretty refreshing. Keep an eye out for your child's Renoir inspired production that will be coming home sometime before the end of February! Each student will be practicing with chalk pastels and water to depict a subject that brings them joy.
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Please forgive me as I play "catch-up"! Our Art Literacy lesson waaaaaay back in November & December of 2016 was on Henri Matisse. Matisse was a French artist famous for being a leading member of the "Fauves" or "wild beasts". This group of rebel artists used colors to express emotions instead of dutifully depicting a realistic image in a painting. It was a wild idea at the time and many people were offended. However, this played a part in ushering in the modern art movement and helped to expand the idea of what was considered "good" art. Matisse had a successful 50 year career as a painter. When he was in his 70's he battled cancer and was left unable to stand for long periods of time. His painting career was over. At this point he reinvented himself as a cut-paper and collage artist and became famous for "Drawing with Scissors" or "Painting with Scissors". For their Art Exploration, Hazeldale students created cut paper creations a la Matisse. They focused on using one of the 3 color schemes that they learned about; 1. Monochromatic (1 Color - different shades) 2. Complementary (2 colors - across from each other on the color wheel) or 3. Adjacent (3 colors - next to each other on the color wheel) Here are some Kindergarten "Mini-Matisse's", enjoy! |
Your CoordinatorsWe are Kym Lardieri and Emily Bernart and we love introducing kids to art! Kym has an incoming Kindergartner and second grader and Emily has a fourth grader and seventh grader. We look forward to working with you! Archives
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