Fun Times at Barnes and Noble!

What a fantastic day!  The STEAM teachers and I got to interact with so many kids and parents and we shared art, books, and other projects with the community.  Thank you, Barnes and Noble for having us!

Art Club Bracelet Sale

Art Club made loomed bracelets to benefit the JDRF Diabetes Foundation.  Let me just say that this wasn't my idea, but a couple of girls in fourth grade!  Well done, artists:)

A few things we are working on

Day of the Dead Skulls

I absolutely love they way these are turning out!  We learned about the history of the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), a holiday that is celebrated in Mexico.  Then, we compared Day of the Dead skulls with Paul Cezanne's painting, The Three Skulls and discussed which one the students preferred.  We held a debate during class and it was so interesting to hear what the students had to say! 
To learn more about the Day of the Dead, please click the link below:
 http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/support/dodhistory.html

Student Art-work!

Twenty One Pilot drawings and a portrait of me!  Thank you, artists:)  

Incredible Art

A fifth grade student presented me with her art-work and I was blown away!  I love all the individual pieces in this composition.  Beautiful work!

Fifth Grade: Oil Pastel Parrots and Toucans

Fifth grade drew these gorgeous parrots and toucans!  We learned a little bit about each bird and that they can be found in the RainForest.   Students used oil pastels, chalk, and paper in their compositions to create the bird of their choosing. 

Fourth Grade: Romero Britto Art

Can we talk about how amazing these are?  I love sharing the art-work of brazilian artist, Romero Britto with the students because his work is so colorful and fun.  There are so many elements in his art and I love the designs that fourth grade came up with!
We looked at one of Britto's paintings and then the students picked an animal of their choosing (from the picture we looked at) and finally, used color, line, and pattern to fill up their composition.  Well done, artists!

To learn more about the artist, Romero Britto, click the link below:
http://www.britto.com/ 

Art Around the World: Cave Art and Brazilian Baianas

First Grade: Henry Rousseau Tigers

We looked at the painting, "Surprised! or A Tiger in a Tropical Storm," by Henry Rousseau.  The students speculated what was happening in the painting and what the tiger was doing.  We used sharpie, oil pastels, and paint to create these ferocious (and adorable) tigers.  Great job, first grade!

To learn more about Henry Rousseau's painting click the link below:
http://www.henrirousseau.net/surprised.jsp

Hello! It's Mrs. Hersan!

Hi everyone!  I am really excited for the upcoming school year!  Some things that I plan do this year in art include:

Art Club

Sketchbooks
Artist Fan Letters
Art Fun Days

Design-A-Card (for the Holidays)

Fundraising

Multi-cultural lessons

Outreaching to the community through art
End of the year Art Show

Art Field Trip

If you have any ideas you would like to share with me, please contact me via email.  My email address is:

hersan@kosd.org

I look forward to working with you and your child! 

~Mrs. Hersan~