The BESt Art Blog : November 2016

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

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

THANK YOU FAMILIES!

Dear Brownsville Families,
Thank you for participating in the Square 1 Art fundraiser! We had 45.22% participation this year and we are very thankful to all the families who participated in helping supply our school with art supplies, guest artists and much more. Thank you!
As a reminder... anyone may order from Square 1 Art at anytime, you can even order past years artwork.
Thank you again for your support, Mrs. Horridge and Mrs. Wittkowski

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Online ordering has been extended!

You may still order your Square 1 Art online until midnight on November 23rd! If you order by the 23rd you will receive free shipping and orders will be delivered to Brownsville before winter break. Otherwise you may order products at anytime during the year.
Thank you for supporting the BES Art program!

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Thank you to those who have placed an order

Square 1 Art is due this Thursday, November 17th. Please place your orders today!

Sunday, November 13, 2016

5 days left to order S1A!

Please consider supporting our art program by purchasing your student's artwork on a special keepsake. Go to www.square1art.com Thank you!

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Square 1 Art orders due November 17th

Please place your Square 1 Art orders by November 17th! We will get a bonus if we have 50% participation so please, please, PLEASE pass the word along to your family and friends. Help support the Arts program at BES! www.square1art.com

Saturday, November 5, 2016

Square 1 Art order forms are in your student's BACKPACK!

There is something very special in your student's backpack! I know you probably don't empty it until the following week because that's just how it is but you will want to at least find their Square 1 Art in there right now! You can leave the lunch box and stinky socks but get your order form NOW! See the awesome art work your student created and go online and order today! If needed you can send in your order to school but it is VERY easy to just go online (www.square1art.com) or you can even call the company and place your order over the phone (888-332-3294) Don't Delay! Get your orders in today! Deadline for free shipping and orders to arrive before winter break is November 17th! There is some great gifts to buy and keepsakes to keep! We are looking for 50% participation so please spread the word! Thank you for support the Arts Program at Brownsville! We need your help in making our program successful! Thank you!

Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Check out what we have been creating...

This is the time of year when we really start settling into our art work at Brownsville. We have finished the projects for Square 1 Art and we are getting into the core of our program. Building foundations and skills for life long learners in art. Being creative helps make learning fun and interesting.
Pre-K molded and formed owls out of clay after reading the book Owl Babies
In Kindergarten students are creating "Wild Things" after listening to the book Where the Wild Things Are
1st graders learn to create figures and horses with shapes. When you put certain shapes together you can create anything.
2nd looked at movements of figures and made a "Community Dancer" collage
3rd, 4th and 5th graders use Art journals provided by the Art Department to take notes, design and free draw
3rd grade gets to use their imagination and design their very own "Secret Place" which is totally their own.
4th grade has begun the 1st drawing lesson using contour lines. We will now draw a still life and color with oil pastels.
5th grade goes into Drawing 102 and adds to their knowledge from 4th grade Drawing 101. This year they will do an observational drawing of bones using shading to create form.

Kindergarten creates portraits with found objects

1st grade shape people

4th grade Still Life

Kindergarten Wild Things

2nd grade "Community Dancer" project

3rd grade "Secret Place" drawing in Art Journals

2nd grade writes about their "Community Dancer"

Mrs. Shannon Horridge

I have always had a love for art. After graduating from the University of Georgia with a bachelors in Art Education I moved to Charlottesville, VA. I began teaching at Brownsville in 1999 and taught until 2006. Then decided to stay home with my 3 young children for 4 years. During that time I volunteered as an art teacher at their school and volunteered with the Boys and Girls Club of Central VA. In 2011 I went back to Brownsville as a teaching assistant in the art room and in 2012 became a part-time art teacher again. I LOVE my job.

Ms. Tetyana Wittkowski

Growing up with a mother who was an artist and architect, creating art was just something that I would do. I grew up in Maryland and went to Vermont College for graduate school. My masters degree is in Art Therapy and I hold an art teaching certificate in grades K-12. Living in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador for 9 1/2 years I was able to gain a broader understanding different types of art and culture. In 1996 I started my career in Canada and later with my family moved to Fairfax, VA where I continued with Art therapy and began teaching art. With my children all grown and on their own I decided to get back to nature and move to Charlottesville. In the summer of 2016 I was hired as the full-time art teacher at Brownsville. I enjoy ceramics, sculpture, mixed media and have a passion from land art. I look forward to getting to know the community and beautiful countryside.

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