England: Castles and Mazes

This is Bodiam Castle, one example of England's historic castles!

This week, we will continue to learn about ENGLAND by making some art.  Last week's project about London introduced you to some famous landmarks in a big city.  Outside the city, England has miles of beautiful countryside.  This space has lots of lovely farms, but there are also over 1,500 castles!  First, you will watch an Are We There Yet video with a castle and some mazes, hear a story about a castle, and then you will have the chance to create and share your own castle and/or maze!  

• Begin by watching this short video:  Mazes in England

• Then try to draw a MAZE!  You can invent your own, and be sure to decorate it creatively.  If you need help, you can use these directions:  How to Draw a Maze

• Hear a read aloud of The Very Last Castle, by Travis Jonkers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkGGX-qj4vU

• Finally, create a castle with Ms. Ammons in this video that reviews lines, shapes, patterns and textures:  

Sample Castle by Ms. Ammons

Project Goals: 4=A, 3=B, 2=C, 1=D, 0=F

• Strong Scissor Skills:  Careful Cutting
• Two or More Textures
• Creative Details
• Color Variety

Want more?  Here are some extra links you can try:

Build a Maze!

Fairy Tale Kings and Queens

Fairy Tale Castles

Don't forget to upload your work to Artsonia!  

www.artsonia.com/class  Code:  WCCP-WSTF

Woven Colors

Sample Project by Ms. Ammons

This week, we will take a break from drawing, and we will use strips of paper to practice our weaving skills.  You will practice using color, pattern, contrast and balance.  You have all done weaving before, so it should be a review.  I will use magazine pages for the sample art, but you can also color or paint your own paper.

Just think of a time you have created an ABAB pattern.  To weave, the basic pattern is:  over (A), under (B), over (A), under (B).  Look at some of the examples of beautiful woven art, and then watch the video below to see how you can make a woven masterpiece at home!  

MOLLIE MOSELEY MORRISON, ARTIST

MOLLIE MOSELEY MORRISON, ARTIST

Project Goals:  4=A, 3=B, 2=C, 1=D, 0=F

• Visual Balance
• Contrasting Colors
• Accurate Weaving
• Creative Details

Upload your completed work to Artsonia!  

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Peter Max in Space

Sample Project by Ms. Ammons

Perspective creates space in artwork.  When you use a variety of values and commit to a vanishing point, the illusion of open space makes your work seem 3-D.  We will continue to practice value and perspective this week with new twist.  

Artist Peter Max is famous for his bright colors, and his images often have space elements like the sun or planets.  We will learn a little bit about this artist and his artwork, and we will make a project inspired by his colorful creations!

Begin by reading about all the things Peter Max has done.  It is so inspiring to see how his art has been enjoyed all over the world and by people from more than one generation!

Read here;  https://petermax.com/pages/peter-max-biography

Now, watch this video and make a Peter Max art project with Ms. Ammons:

Upload your work to Artsonia!  www.artsonia.com/class  

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The Illusion of Weaving

This project expands our use of value in art to create depth and perspective.  We will use value changes to show the layering of objects in a drawing.  

If one object goes behind another object in a picture, artists can add shadow to show this arrangement.  We will practice this as we create the illusion of weaving.  Study these images:

 In these two examples, I have used this technique to "weave"  

                                                                 branches and pipes.  

Ms. Ammons's Sample #1

Ms. Ammons's Sample #2

You will be creating a drawing of your own that uses optical weaving.  Watch the video for instruction, or read the directions in the link.  Focus on these four goals:

         VALUE

          BLENDING COLORS

          EVEN COLORING

          CREATIVITY

Instructions to draw pipes (just in case the video doesn't work for you!) https://jumprope.com/g/amp/water-pipes-and-color-theory/6NgxWO98

Upload your work to Artsonia!  www.artsonia.com/class  

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England: London Landmarks

This week, we will make art that shows some of the famous landmarks of London, England.  We will use lines, shapes, colors and patterns to create a drawing with collage details.  We will practice using lines to make something from real life, and we will practice our scissor skills as we cut out shapes from colorful paper.  

Sample Project by Ms. Ammons

Let's start by watching the "Are We There Yet" kids tour London in a short video.  Then, hear a read-aloud of the book The Queen's Hat, by Steve Antony.  As you watch and listen, be on the lookout for these London landmarks:  

Big Ben, Double-Decker Buses, The London Eye, Red Phone Booths, The Tower Bridge

Watch here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReVv5rqt_Ks
Find the read-aloud here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uos9BjtsIDA

Now, watch this video to do an art project with Ms. Ammons:  

Want more art?  Here are some ideas.  You could also invent your OWN London art project.  
https://www.lifewith4boys.com/2016/11/7-london-crafts-for-kids-travel.html

To upload art, go to www.artsonia.com/class and enter WCCP-WSTF .  Select your child's name and the project London Landmarks!  

Colorful Cactus

This week, you will practice using 

value, color, lines and patterns 

to make a colorful picture of a cactus!  

Think of what we learned in the last few weeks as you work, and start to make connections between the projects.  Notice that in each project, we have used VALUE to make our work stronger.  To use value, it takes a lot of practice using your crayons and colored pencils to evenly blend colors.  

Ms. Ammons's Sample Project

Begin by watching this video for a review of value in art:  Click Here

Then, follow along in this video to learn how to do this week's art lesson:

To upload art, go to www.artsonia.com/class and enter WCCP-WSTF

Desert Landscape

This week, we will learn to create a desert scene.  The landscape of the desert has inspired artists over time.   One of my favorite artists, Georgia O'Keeffe, actually lived in the desert so she could paint the scenes any time she wanted! For this project, you will review what you know about:

• Warm and Cool Colors
• One-Point Perspective
• Value and Blending

Follow this schedule to pace yourself:

Monday:  Read the article, watch the video, and think about your own version.

Tuesday:  Create your sketch, and color your sky, focusing on value.
Wednesday:  Color your background hills, focusing on value.
Thursday:  Finish by coloring your cacti and road. Think of them as cylinders and using both value and perspective. Upload and Reflect on Artsonia:  

             Go to www.artsonia.com/class and enter WCCP-WSTF

Red Hills With Pedurnal, White Clouds, by Georgia O'Keeffe:  Notice how the mountains in the background are cool colors, and the hills in the front are warm colors.  She is using perspective!  Do you see different values in the red hills?

Read this short article about Georgia O'Keeffe:  

Who is Georgia O'Keeffe?

For written directions to this project, go to this link:

https://www.deepspacesparkle.com/how-to-draw-a-perspective-landscape/
For visual examples and connections to our other lessons follow along with me in this video:

Don't forget to turn in your work on Artsonia!  Go to www.artsonia.com/class and enter WCCP-WSTF