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, February 27, 2018

Kachina Dolls 2018

Here they are... most of 2nd grades' Kachina Dolls are complete... Thank you to all who helped make this project happen by donating wood.













Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Clay Critique

5th grade checks out their final clay pieces during the "clay critique". Each students shares their success with their clay and then another student gives them a compliment using some of the vocabulary we discussed during the process. 









Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Clay, Clay and more Clay!

We have been creating with clay in grades 3rd, 4th and 5th. WoW! The pottery is outstanding! The students in 3rd grade created coil pots with rope coils and then glazed them. The 4th grade created slab pockets and finished with glazing. 5th grade turned their "mixed-up animal" drawing into a clay sculpture. All are fantastic pieces of art which may been seen in the halls and library at BES. Come check them out before they are sent home.