5th Grade Love Birds

5th grade students learned about the African Lovebird. A parrot species native to Africa whose name is derived from spending long hours sitting next to their mates. This was a sculptural project that challenged students to create a 3 dimensional bird. The birds were each painted to mimic the traditional Lovebirds. Students also created a nest for their sweet creatures to perch in.  You will see below how each student's individual personality shines through in their birds!

An actual Lovebird

5th Grade Radial Name Designs

Students learned how to create an interesting radial design by repeating their name in 8 sections of a circle. Students created two of the same designs and colored them using a cool colored palette and a warm colored palette. 

5th Grade Apple Value Study

At the beginning of the school year 5th grade students were also introduced to the Elements of Art and the concept of value. Students first created value scales then drew spheres in their sketchbook and added value to them. Students were each given their own apple to study then draw. We discussed how important it is to include a highlight and shadow in your artwork to make it appear realistic. 

5th Grade Henri Matisse Paintings

The 5th grade was introduced to the life and artwork of the french painter Henri Matisse. Mattise's later work was known for being very colorful, bold and distorted. He is part of a group of artist known as the "fauves" or "wild beasts,"  in the art movement of fauvism. Each student was given a small image of one of his paintings and challenged with the task of recreating their own version of a Matisse painting. 

Ashley, Hailey and Abigail's artwork was chosen to be on display at the NBT Bank.