Day 9 is Fauvism! (This year my #heartaday is going to explore different styles, movements, & artists!) #heartaday #heartaday22 #ihea...

We kick off the lesson we watched a short TEDed Video about Abstract Expressionism (focused on Pollock mostly).  We reviewed TINTS & SHA...

Day 8 is German Expressionism! Eli (my son) walked by as I was making this heart... And says "that is going to give me nightmares!...

Day 7 is Post Impressionism! (This year my #heartaday is going to explore different styles, movements, & artists! Think of it as an art...

  Day 6 is Pointillism! (This year my #heartaday is going to explore different styles, movements, & artists! Think of it as an art hist...

I was one of eighty art teachers hired one summer to fill every elementary school in Nashville.  They hired us from different states.  They ...

   

  Day 3 is Color Field Painting! This is the art that most people go "I don't get it?!" or "I could have done that!...

 This is a wax resist self portrait.  I will say it looks kind of freaky right now, but we are going to go back into them.  I'm sure (I ...

  Day 2 is Constructionism! (This year my #heartaday is going to explore different styles, movements, & artists! Think of it as an art ...

  Day 1 is Pop Art! (This year my #heartaday is going to explore different styles, movements, & artists! Think of it as an art history ...

HAPPY FEBRUARY 1st!!  You know what that means.....#heartaday22!!! A laid back art challenge where you create a heart each day and post it t...

 Here are more of the 3rd grade abstract landscapes.  I love how they are all so different! The kids really made them their own.  There are ...

There are many people that think art is purely a "natural" gift that few people have.    You either have it or you don't. The ...

I had to share more of the kindergarten paintings!  I'm so impressed with their work.  It is always so amazing when the class goes silen...

 We had to take some time to talk about abstract landscapes.  We looked at several different artists, and looked at how they "deconstru...

 So the title of this post should be longer, but I felt it was getting a bit ridiculous. Kindergarten Wax Resist Water Color Cubist Still Li...