The BESt Art Blog : January 2017

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, January 31, 2017

Painting Transformed Landscapes in 5th grade

Each 5th grader created a landscape out of clay and glaze and now they are transforming that landscape on paper. After planning (in their sketchbooks) what transformation is taking place they draw it on large grey paper and begin painting with tempera paint. Some have developed the island with man-made construction while other students' islands have transformed because of natural occurrences. Either way each student is painting from a 3D sculpture they created to a 2D painting which the have planned using the perspective methods taught in 5th grade

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Preschool Fun!

Preschool is heading on a field trip so we decided to make emergency vehicles out of wood scraps and glue to remember the experience.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

ART, ART EVERYWHERE...

At BES we have art hanging all around our school...and it is not just made in the art room. Our classroom teachers and our Art Print program volunteers share our love for creativity.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017

We LOVE CLAY!

2nd grade creates clay animal pots...

and then they reflect on and write about their creations...

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Happy NEW YEAR!

It is going to be a great 2017 for Brownsville Art! We are very pleased with our Square 1 Art fundraiser this year. Thank you to all you have participated and supported our program. You can continue to order throughout the year. Please email me if you have any further questions. shorridge@k12albemarle.org
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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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