by Dennas Davis | Sep 12, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students have fun with a playful subject, underscoring the idea that “the joy of an artist will be evident in their finished art”. The concept of Air Shapes is revisited. Students learn to draw on “both sides of the line“, and draw the air inside a vase...
by Dennas Davis | Sep 5, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW This is a great lesson for learning a basic concept for drawing accurately, but without the students getting bogged down in lesson concepts. When drawing it helps artists to be able to draw the air shapes (negative shapes) that are in-between other things. It...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 29, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Balloons and clouds are used to teach shadows and highlights. First, the balloon pictures are painted with the “local color”, bright red. Then a darker red is added for a shadow on one side. A highlight is observed on a real balloon, so students can use real...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 23, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Introduction to the idea of lines as edges, and oil pastel technique with mixing & blending. Students use a photo of a scotty dog bas-relief sculpture for reference, but it’s turned upside down. This allows it to be drawn more accurately because it’s hard for...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 15, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Students create 2 fun art projects that also reinforce important artistic insights: 1) veggie stamp paintings & 2) paper flag design. The stamping is fun and introduces pattern and color schemes. The paper flag design helps the student think about big shapes...
by Dennas Davis | May 13, 2024 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2
OVERVIEW Our last class of the year has students going to an animal party. First, they use blank masks to pretend they are animals, then everyone finds reference and paints their mask to match a chosen animal. Pretend play and a game take up the middle of the class...
