4th Grade - Primary Team Paintings

Fourth graders teamed up to paint these artworks using only the primary colors.  One person was in charge of the blue, another the yellow, and the third red.  Each group had to work together to paint their idea, which they chose on their own.  Each group came up with their own unique idea and they were all well-executed.  Take a look!

5th Grade - Abstract Interpretation

5th graders were challenged with this project to draw an abstract picture of a word using only lines and color.  First, we talked about how different colors could mean different things - like how blue could be a sad color or a hopeful color - and how the artist's use of line has an impact on interpretation.  Scribbly lines have more energy than horizontal lines, for example.  Then, the fifth graders were given a word (anything from happy to jealous to hot and more) that they had to draw an abstract picture of.  Then, classes swapped artwork and interpreted the work of their peers, paying close attention to how the other fifth graders used line and color to show meaning.  The kids' artwork was all very different and we had lots of meaningful conversation about how line and color work together in art.  Take a look at some interesting examples!

Strong

Nervous

Power

Scared

Jealous

Angry

Hot

Clean

Healthy

Free

Calm

Boring

Wacky

Cold

3rd Grade - Superhero Logos

The third graders learned more about the color wheel and color schemes with this collage project.  The assignment was to create a superhero in need of a new logo, with the trick to make the logo with analogous colors.  Picking colors that are next to each other on the color wheel, third graders designed and collaged a new logo with for either a superhero or villain.  Check out the creative designs!

2nd Grade - Rainbow Patterns

This is a project that only a couple of 2nd grade classes were able to do because snow days and delays really took a toll on our mornings here in Wilmington for the last couple of months.  First, the second graders made a stencil and traced the pattern six times onto a strip of paper.  Then, we used only primary water colors to paint a rainbow in the six shapes before finishing by painting the background however we wanted.  All the different shapes from the kids made the artworks very unique!