6th Grade Moonlit Landscapes

Students created mixed media winter landscapes using tape, watercolor, oil pastels and cut cardboard strips. Students learned about wax resist, mixing wet on wet and about directional shadows. Each painting has a diamante poem that corresponds with it. We talked about how important it is for artists to write about their artwork. Students used a form that prompted them to chose similes or verbs to create their diamond shaped poem. The last picture shows a group of students who attended the Bishop Grimes Art and Music Showcase on March 7th in Syracuse NY. They are proudly posing next to their artwork (as well as their classmates work) that was chosen. The work displayed will be entered into the competitive Academic Games competition on Saturday March 29 at Bishop Grimes.  

Night
Starry, dark
Shining, Sleeping, Dreaming
Star, Planet
Towns, Lights
Fading, Darkening, Glowing
John L.

Snow Land
by Paige M
Snow,
White, Icy
Falling, Shining, Moving
Cloudy, Trees,
Hills, Valleys
Glowing, Swirling, Concealing 

Moon
Bright, Shiny
Shining, Glittering, Painting
Forrest, Trees
Scaring, Falling Fooling
By Mike G.

Woods
Dark, Winding
Darkening, Growing
Trees, Snow
Moon, Sky
Falling Creeping, Moving
Lucy C.

Moon
Shining brightly
Like a star
Night
Lenora C.

Sky
Glowing brightly
As if it is a light bulb in the night sky
Night sky
Shawn M.

Snowy Night
Snow
Icy, Dark
Snowing, Shining, Swirling
Cloud, Tree
Hills, Mountains
Glowing, Twirling, Falling
Kelsey M.

Moon
Bright, Mysterious
Shining, Glowing, Falling
Eclipse, Twilight
Cooling, Calming, Concealing
Abigail C.