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, October 31, 2017

Art for Square 1 Art Fund Raiser

The Art has been shipped to Square 1 Art and is in process of being scanned and created into order forms and stickers. We will receive the order forms and stickers next week. Please be on the lookout for your student's order form.




Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Square 1 Art

We are almost finished with the projects which we will be sending off to Square 1 Art...we will be sending off all the amazing art work next week. This is VERY exciting! The students have been working very hard to complete their projects and the hard work is paying off.

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Art Doesn't Just Happen In the Art Room

Our school is THE BEST! Our classroom teachers believe in being creative and it is not just happening in the art room. Art is happening in the classroom as well! This is such good news. There is no better way to learn and retain information than to have your hands involved in the process.