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, December 19, 2017

Happy Holidays

The BESt Art Department would like to wish you a very Happy Holiday! Thank you for all your support. Our Children are happy and creative and that is what is all about. Enjoy this time of year with the ones you love.
Enjoy the art (from many places) below that adorns the halls of our wonderful school.














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Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Wood Needed...

The BES Art Department is looking for wood scraps...Our 2nd graders create wood sculptures and we need lots of wood. Please make sure it is no bigger than your hand.  You can drop it off in the front office and we will collect it when we have a chance. Thank you for your help in collecting wood for your 2nd grade.
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