The BESt Art Blog

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

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

ORDER TODAY!

Please support the BES art department by ORDERING Square 1 Art TODAY!

All orders due by November 26th!

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Square 1 Art Order Forms

Square 1 Art Order Forms are coming home Monday, November 12th! Please look at your child's wonderful art work and order amazing keepsakes. All proceeds support the Brownsville Art Department

if you have questions please contact Mrs. Horridge at shorridge@k12albemarle.org

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Kindergarten Paints

Painting like "real" artists is what Kindergarten does BESt! All children are artists but sometimes they want to look like what they think a grown-up artist looks like. So that is what we did in art last week. The kindergarten students that have art in the Creative Cottage painted at easels, wore smocks, had different size brushes and a painting pallet. They stood at their easel and painted a "Story Painting" while holding their paint pallet and brush. It was so much fun!

Who says tables have to be flat...

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

Square 1 Art Projects

Square 1 Art projects are coming right along....
Most Kindergarten classes are done creating the hand print apple trees just in time for apple picking.
1st graders have been enjoying discovering the artist Kandinsky and learning to cut circles out of squares to create a beautiful concentric circle tree.
2nd grade has share their favorite place in our community by drawing and painting beautiful community pictures.
3rd grade's self portraits are really coming along and truly look like each child that created them because they are taking their time and looking in the mirror and drawing what they see looking back.
4th grade changed it up this year by creating a landscape painting in the likes of Wolf Kahn. They are super amazing!
5th grade is in the process of mastering their ruler skills and watching their name design transform into an incredible radial design.
Please support our fund raiser when it comes home. This is the only way we are able to bring your students the best supplies and experiences possible. Plus it is a way to show off your child's amazing art talent. Please let us know if you have questions about Square 1 Art...

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.