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

Friday, May 22, 2020

Happy Last Day of School

Hi Brownsville Peeps! Just a little note to let you know how much I enjoy teaching art to you all... and how much you inspired me to be a better teacher each day. Thank you for staying creative while staying home... I will miss you over the summer but I will see you again next school year.
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Here are some "recreations of a masterpiece" sent in by students at Brownsville. I hope you enjoy...



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Friday, May 8, 2020

Staying Creative While Staying Home

Wow! What a new experience this has been... teaching and learning from home is not for the faint at heart! This is tough stuff but boy do I love seeing and hearing from my students. Staying creative during the unknown times we are living in is very important and doing what's best for you is even more important. So thank you to all that have being doing what they can at this moment in time... YOU ARE AMAZING!

Here are some ways my students have been handling their stay at home time...

drawing horses

drawing dragons



recreating masterpieces

Drawing Greek Vessels

These are just a few ways our students are staying creative while staying home.

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