6th Grade Cupcakes

6th graders were introduced to sculpture this year through the works of the famous sculpture artist Claes Oldenburg (work shown below). Students enjoyed sculpting their own cupcakes using laundry detergent caps, newspaper, tape and plaster of paris strips. Students painted their cupcakes using acrylics, added beads for sprinkles and of course a cherry on top using painted air dry clay.

Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg 

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.

6th Grade Native Tribal or War Paint

6th grade students learned about how many different native tribes that once existed in North America. Students learned about sacredness of war and tribal face painting. Each student was required to create a mask using different symbols and colors. The students each wrote out a description card explaining the meaning behind the colors and symbols used. 

6th Grade Apple Value Study

At the beginning of the school year 6th grade students were 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. At the end of the project students gathered for an art critique of their apples that were mounted on the wall outside their classroom. 

6th Grade American Landscape Painters

The majority of the 6th grade class created paintings inspired by the 21st century "painter of light" Thomas Kinkade, others painted works inspired by Winslow Homer. These artist filled their canvas's with many details though color and shape in objects. This was a challenge for 6th graders as their last project of the year. 

The two paintings below painted by Leah and Liz were chosen to be on display at NBT Bank.