3rd Grade Happenings....

Third graders have been busy learning about the art of different cultures around the world.  Recently we studied origami from Japan and Aboriginal Art of Australia. 

Origami Pictures

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We used this website  for lots of origami ideas: http://en.origami-club.com/easy/index.html

Students chose an Australian animal as the focus of their painting.  Next they added dots, inspired by the Aborigines. 

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3rd Graders Making Beautiful Flowers

  In third grade we leanred about the American artist Georgia O"Keffee.  She is best known for her close-up paintings of flowers. 


   
 
 

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Summer Art Camp...3-D Art

This past week the afternoon camp had fun with all things 3-D.  Students made paper mache ice cream cones, model magic, wire sculptures, decorative masks, maracas and clay animals.  We had the pleasure of having Ms. Powers, the high school art teacher, as part of camp too.  

What an awesome group of kids!!!

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Summer Art Camp..Painting and Printmaking

   This past week we had a great time at morning art camp.  Check out all the beautiful artwork!!!

Landscape of the courtyard at the high school.  Water-soluble oil pastels, watercolors and gouache. 

Folk art painting inspired by artist Karla Gerard.  Thanks Sleepyhead Design Studio. Students painted with tempera and acrylic.

Paintings inspired by Wayne Thiebaud.  We used acrylic and modeling paste. 

Group Mural inspired by circle painting.

Abstract art.

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