Art

Dear Parents,

It is my goal to keep the students of St. Lawrence School enthusiastic and thinking creatively during this period of time away from the art room.  I would also like to promote some semblance of normalcy to this time of uncertainty we are experiencing now.  Beginning Monday, March 23rd, I will be posting weekly drawing projects for all grade levels.  The assignments will be posted to correspond to the day students would normally attend art class at school.  The drawings can be completed in pencil on 8.5 x 11 copy paper.  Color can be added with crayons, colored pencils, or colored markers.  When school resumes, I would ask that all drawings be returned to me in a manila envelope or folder with the name of your child clearly visible.

Thank you for your continued support of the visual arts at St. Lawrence School.  I pray for the health and well being of our families as we navigate through this challenging time.

Sincerely,
Pamela Viggiani
Art Teacher

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:

"Everything you can imagine is real."  Pablo Picasso

MONDAY, MARCH 30th

GRADE 1:  Let's have an Easter egg hunt on our paper and see if the Easter Bunny can find them!  First, draw grass at the bottom of your paper.  Now, draw the Easter Bunny and hide five eggs in the grass.  Use some different lines from the "Lines That Wiggle" book to create interesting designs on your eggs.  Don't forget to color your drawing with lots of bright colors!  Hmm. . .I wonder if the Easter Bunny will find them?

GRADE 2:  Did you know that Easter is just two weeks away?  Close your eyes and imagine a world where everything is made from Easter eggs!  What do you see?  Draw your "Easter Egg Land" on your paper.  Don't forget to design your eggs with interesting lines and shapes.  Be creative and use lots of bright colors!

GRADE 3:  Spring is here!  Let's create a "Happy Spring" drawing on our paper!  Create a foreground, middle ground and background on your paper as you did for your "Candy Land" drawing.  Fill your picture with objects that remind you of spring, remembering to gradually make them smaller and lighter in color from foreground to background.  Be creative and have fun!

TUESDAY, MARCH 31st

KINDERGARTEN:  Draw your "Shaperpillar" that you created in art class.  Don't forget to use a square, rectangle, triangle and an oval for the body, and a circle for the head.  Draw soft, green grass for the feet and a beautiful, yellow sun to warm your "Shaperpillar's" head.  I think spring is finally here, so let's draw some lovely, spring flowers for your "Shaperpillar" to smell.  Oops, don't forget the geometric shapes for the food!

GRADE 4:  Look for ten objects in your house that are three-dimensional lines.  Make a list of the ten objects on your paper.  Next to each object on your list, draw the three-dimensional line that you see.  Stay tuned until after Spring Break!  In the meantime, put your list in a safe place!:)

GRADE 5:  With adult supervision, select eight items from your food pantry or refrigerator that have a unique shape.  Try to find eight different shapes.  Next, find the definition for "still life" and write it on the back of your paper.  Now, create an interesting still life on a table with your eight objects, grouping them so they partially overlap each other.  Complete a contour line drawing of each object (outline only--no details) in your still life, just as you did for your flower drawing in art class.  Include a line that represents the edge of the table behind your objects so the items are not floating in space.  Stay tuned until after Spring Break!  In the meantime, put your list from last week and your still life drawing in a safe place!:)

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