3rd Grade Pumpkin Patch

 

 A close up of 3rd grade students using watercolors to paint in their pumpkin patch.  Students worked on the illusion of depth by creating larger pumpkins in the foreground and smaller

pumpkins in the background.

5th Grade Pumpkin Patch

 

5th Grade students are creating a large pumpkin patch for Autumn.  It's their first time using chalk pastels, a bit messy for sure but they are doing a beautiful job of capturing the colors of pumpkins. 

2nd Grade art inspired by Van Gogh

 

2nd grade students enjoyed studying the beautiful work of Vincent Van Gogh and his famous painting of Sunflowers.  His work inspired them to create their own mini masterpieces of bright sunflowers.

5th Grade Keith Haring Inspired Peace Project

 

Unity Week // Keith Haring inspired mural

Students from both Mrs. Basso and Mrs. Woltjes's classes participated in creating a large mural for Unity Week.  Students learned about the famous artist Keith Haring and how his artwork spread peace through out his community. 

Welcome Back

Welcome Back 
Excited to see what the 2014-15 school year brings to the art classroom !!!

Yearbook Club 2013

This is my first year ever being a Yearbook Coordinator and boy has it been tough work!  But thanks to these awesome 5th graders, the 2013 Hobart Yearbook is almost completed.

2D Kitchens

4th grade 2 Dimensional Kitchens in the works.  Students create a kitchen based on the essential kitchen appliances and a theme of their choice.  Can't wait to add some color to these awesome pieces.  Crossing my fingers that we can get some of this work in the Spring Art Show next week.

One Point Perspective

 5th grade work in progress.  Students are working diligently on their one point perspective landscape pieces.  Hoping we can get some of these completed by next weeks spring art showcase!

Catching Snowflakes

Say "ahhhhh" ..  Catching Snowflakes

This  3rd grade winter project was introduced on a snowy day!!

3D Fun!

1st grade students created 3D amusement parks using warm and cool color strips of paper.

Who is ROYGBIV?

 2nd grade students explore rainbow colors in our lesson, "Who is ROYGBIV"?  These students use their imagination and creativity to draw what they think ROYGBIV is and where it lives. So Fun!

Love Bug

Happy Valentine's Day!! First grade Love Bugs ..

4th Grade Zebra Stripes

Fourth grade students working hard on their 'Zebra Stripe' project.

Community Art Work

These students along with a few others have been selected to share their art work with our community.  TJ's Hero Shop has been a great supporter to the Hobart art students in allowing us to display artwork in their facility.  Thank you Mike and everyone at TJ's!!

3rd Grade Patterned Giraffes

Work in progress for these cute patterned giraffes.  Students love how the vibrant watercolor paints resist the wax crayon!

Will you be my Valentine?

Trying to come up with some Valentine decor for our great school.  My 5th grade helpers are the best!!