Welcome

Welcome to the Brownsville Elementary School art blog. We hope you enjoy exploring the art gallery created by the students in grades Preschool - 5th. The art projects we do with our students allows everyone to experience art through different mediums...

DRAWING

pencils, pens, crayons, markers and colored pencils

~Students start out in the lower grades learning how to draw animals using shapes. Then in the upper grades they learn proportions of the human face and figure. Then they learn how to shade and add value to make their drawings look realistic.

PAINTING

watercolors and tempera paint

~Students start with painting in Kindergarten and build on these skills all throughout elementary school. They learn how to properly use the paints and take care of the brushes.

SCULPTING

clay, wood, wire and found objects

~Clay is a favorite medium in all grades. Each year our clay projects build on each other so that by the time you are in 5th grade you use all the skills to create your sculpture. Kindergarten also uses found object to make faces. Second grade also uses wood to make Kachina Dolls and 4th also uses wire to create wire figures.

PLUS A FEW EXTRAS

print making, weaving and stitchery

~We print in many ways but mostly in 2nd grade, in 3rd grade we love to weave and in 4th (or 5th) we learn stitchery.


All of our students get to be in the studio for 45 mins. a week but they are constantly creating throughout every day.


Artfully yours!
your art teachers, Shannon Horridge and Tetyana Wittkowski

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

We are off to a GREAT start in ART! Every student has been to art and is ready for an amazing year of creativity and exploration. The question we asked some of our 3rd, 4th and 5th graders is,
WHAT IS ART?
here are some of their answers...





















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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

WELCOME BACK! It's a great day to be a BROWNSVILLE BEE! We are very excited about our art program this year. So many amazing lessons and projects to look forward in the months to come. This week in the art room we will discuss the rules, take a tour around the art rooms and be creative with a simple intro to art. Notice I said, "art rooms" yes this year we have two art rooms. The original art room is still in room 312 and the other art room is known as "The STEAM room" and is located down the hall in room 307. We call it the STEAM room because not only do we have art in here but it is open for other classes as well. So we look forward to being creative and starting up the imaginations in Brownsville Elementary.
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Thursday, August 8, 2013

We hope everyone was able to enjoy their summer and was able to create something wonderful during the past 6 weeks. As summer break comes to an end we look forward to seeing old friends and start making new ones as we begin the new school year.
As parents and guardians start planning out the year please remember the art room is a GREAT place to volunteer. We look forward to meeting you at the open house and hope that you will think of us when wanting to volunteer at Brownsville. It is a great way to get to know the kids in your child(ren)s class.
Enjoy the last bit of summer and stay creative!
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