Grade 2Hello Grade 2s!
Every Tuesday and Thursday I will post new art for you to try. I can't wait to see your beautiful art! Use the materials you have at home and be creative! I would love to see your art, please email photos of your art so I can post it in our virtual art gallery.
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Thursday April 9th |
The Colour Wheel
A colour wheel is a way for us to see how colours can be organized, and their relationship to each other. The colour wheel will have both primary and secondary colours. Do you remember what the primary and secondary colours are?
The primary colours are red, yellow, and blue. These are special colours since they can not be created, but all other colours are created by mixing primary colours!
The secondary colours are colours made by mixing primary colours together.
red+yellow= orange
blue+red= purple
yellow+blue= green
The secondary colours are orange, purple and green.
Your art for today
*Watch the The Colour Wheel video below.
*For our art activity today we will be creating Colour Wheel Birds. I have created a video for you with an example of my birds. Now it's your turn to create your own colour wheel birds!
Bonus challenge...
Can you create a colour wheel using objects found around the house?
Remember to send me photos of your wonderful art! Please write your name, and homeroom teacher's name on your work or in your email.
Most importantly have FUN creating your art!
A colour wheel is a way for us to see how colours can be organized, and their relationship to each other. The colour wheel will have both primary and secondary colours. Do you remember what the primary and secondary colours are?
The primary colours are red, yellow, and blue. These are special colours since they can not be created, but all other colours are created by mixing primary colours!
The secondary colours are colours made by mixing primary colours together.
red+yellow= orange
blue+red= purple
yellow+blue= green
The secondary colours are orange, purple and green.
Your art for today
*Watch the The Colour Wheel video below.
*For our art activity today we will be creating Colour Wheel Birds. I have created a video for you with an example of my birds. Now it's your turn to create your own colour wheel birds!
Bonus challenge...
Can you create a colour wheel using objects found around the house?
Remember to send me photos of your wonderful art! Please write your name, and homeroom teacher's name on your work or in your email.
Most importantly have FUN creating your art!
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Tuesday April 14th
Last week we looked at colours, one of the 7 elements of art. This week we will focus on another element of art, LINE.
A line is a path of a moving dot, or a dot that goes for a walk! Your art for today
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Thursday April 16th
Today we will be drawing PIGS and filling our drawing in with lots of different types of lines!
Your art for today
Your art for today
- watch the video, and draw one or many pigs....do not forget to draw some type of ground (mud, grass...use your imagination)
- now use different types of lines to fill in the spaces...curly lines, zigzag lines, wavy lines, straight lines etc.
Tuesday April 20th
Another important element of art is SHAPE. What is a shape? A shape is an enclosed space that has both length and width. It is two dimensional. There are two main types of shapes, geometric shapes and organic shapes.
Geometric shapes are easy to recognize and have a specific names such as circle, square, triangle, pentagon etc. Organic shapes are shapes that are irregular or asymmetrical, and often have curves. Organic shapes do not have a specific name and are often found in nature, such as clouds, leaves, a splatter of paint etc. Thursday April 22ndToday we will be looking at shapes. A famous artist named Henri Matisse used beautiful bold organic shapes in the collages that he created. Henri's Scissors is a book written by Jeanette Winter. Watch the read aloud book, and see what inspired Henri Matisse to create such beautiful art. In the next video, you can see actual collages of Henri Matisse on display...look how large they are! How does his art make you feel, what does it make you think of?
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Your art for today
Shapes are all around us. Find and draw geometric shapes and organic shapes that are in your home. Your art for todayWatch the two videos below and see how Matisse used organic shapes in his art. Now it's your turn...
Can you draw or cut out organic shapes and create your masterpiece? You can draw organic shapes inspired by Matisse and colour them in, or you can cut out shapes from coloured paper (or paper you colour yourself), and glue them on paper. Have fun with creating a masterpiece full of organic shapes! |
Tuesday April 28thLast week we took a look at both organic and geometric shapes. This week will we focus on form. Form is one of the seven elements of art. Unlike shape which is 2D or flat, form is 3D with length, width, and height.
Organic forms are those that are free flowing, curvy, and are not symmetrical or easily named. They occur most often in nature. Geometric forms are forms that are mathematical, precise and can be named, such as sphere, cube, animals etc. Form is most closely tied to sculpture, since sculptures are 3D art. In drawing and painting, the illusional of 3D form is created through the use of lighting and shadows. Your art for today
Drawing Hands is a lithograph by the Dutch artist
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Thursday April 30th
Now that we know the difference between shapes and form, we can start to use shapes to create 3D forms.
By using lines and colour, artists can magically turn flat 2D objects into 3D objects! Your art for todayLet's have some fun, and create some yummy looking cakes! I have used simple lines and shapes, and created a 3D cake. Use your imagination and create some beautiful, and fun 3D cakes!
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Tuesday May 5th
Texture is all around us. Do you see something soft? Hard? Bumpy? Sharp? These are all different textures. Texture is one of the 7 elements of art. It is used to describe how something actually feels (such as in sculptures, where you can actually touch/feel the object), or the illusion of how something feels (such as in paintings, where the artist creates the look of different textures).
Your art for today
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Jan van Eyck The Arnolfini Portrait 1434
Portrait of a married Dutch couple in 15th century Holland. There are many different textures that can be seen in this painting. |
Vincent Van Gogh Olive Trees 1889
Vincent van Gogh used very thick and expressive brushstrokes which create a flowing textured pattern in his paintings. Meret Oppenheim Object Paris, 1936
This surrealist object represents something that is real, and at the same time cannot be real. |
Henry Moore Reclining Mother and Child, 1960-1961
Henry Moore is known for his large, abstract figurative work. This sculpture represents a mother and child.
Henry Moore is known for his large, abstract figurative work. This sculpture represents a mother and child.
Thursday May 7th
Let's have fun creating different textures today!
As an artist, one way we can create textures is by using different types of lines. I have posted three different videos for you. See how I have used lines to create textures for three different animals.
I have used soft wavy lines to create soft fur on the llama, short curved lines to create the the sharp quills/spikes on the hedgehog's back, and gentle jagged lines to create the sloth's thick fur. By simply changing the type of line you use, you can create the illusion of different textures!
Your art for today
Either choose one of the three animals from the videos below, or another animal of your choice that you would like to draw, and use different lines to show the texture of their fur, spikes or skin.
Most importantly have fun, and remember there is no such thing as perfect art! Your art will have your own unique style. My art videos are just a guide for you. Can't wait to see your textured animals!
As an artist, one way we can create textures is by using different types of lines. I have posted three different videos for you. See how I have used lines to create textures for three different animals.
I have used soft wavy lines to create soft fur on the llama, short curved lines to create the the sharp quills/spikes on the hedgehog's back, and gentle jagged lines to create the sloth's thick fur. By simply changing the type of line you use, you can create the illusion of different textures!
Your art for today
Either choose one of the three animals from the videos below, or another animal of your choice that you would like to draw, and use different lines to show the texture of their fur, spikes or skin.
Most importantly have fun, and remember there is no such thing as perfect art! Your art will have your own unique style. My art videos are just a guide for you. Can't wait to see your textured animals!
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Tuesday May 12th
Value is the basic element of art that refers to the gradual change of lightness or darkness of a colour. It is how light or dark a colour is. When we add black to a hue or colour, we create shades. When we add white to a hue or colour, we call it a tint.
Your art for today
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Thursday May 14th
Your art for today
- Choose your favourite colour and draw a value strip. I used crayons in my example, but you can use pencil crayons or even a pencil. Start with a long rectangle and divide it into 7 pieces. Create the darkest shade by adding some black and pressing harder with your crayon/pencil crayon or pencil. And press lighter as you move along the rectangle.
- Watch the video below, and draw an owl. Be creative, and add details to make it your own. Colour your owl in using only one colour...plus lighter and darker shades and tints of your colour!
Tuesday May 19th
This week we will look at the last of the seven elements of art...SPACE! Shapes, lines, form and colours are used to create a sense of space. Artists create space in many different ways.
Different ways we create space:
Different ways we create space:
- filling the page
- placement of objects in relation to the horizon line
- smaller objects in the distance and larger objects closer up
- darker colours used up close, and lighter colours are used further away
- overlapping images/objects
- foreground, middle ground and background
- positive space and negative space
Your art for today
Thursday May 21st
Space is the illusion of depth in a 2D piece of art. To create depth, we can overlap, change the size, use colour, and use details.
Overlapping: Objects place in the very front appear to be the closest, objects placed behind several objects appear to be in the background. Size: Larger objects show us that they are closer to us, and smaller objects show us that they are further away from us Colour: Warm colours show objects closer, and cool colours help objects look like they are further away. Detail: Objects in the foreground (closer to us), have much more detail then objects further away. |
Your Art for Today
Today we will create a drawing to show the illusion of space, or the illusion of depth. Follow the video to learn how to draw a hot air balloon. In your drawing you will draw three or more hot air balloons. They should all be different sizes. By drawing different sizes, you will create an illusion that some hot air balloons are far back. The larger hot air balloons will look like they are closer to us, and the smaller ones will look like they are further away from us. The larger hot air balloons will have more details than the smaller balloons. Get creative and draw a background, add details and colours! You may even want to draw yourself in one of the hot air balloons! Have fun! |
Tuesday May 26th
Over the last few weeks we have been working hard learning the seven elements of art! I hope that you now understand the different elements, and how each one contributes to your art. This week, we will be doing some free creative drawings while keeping the elements of art in mind. Enjoy, and have fun drawing!
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Your Art for Today
Please choose any one the drawing prompts. Draw your picture using any materials you would like. Please keep in mind the different elements of arts while drawing. Add details, backgrounds, personality and colour. Have fun!
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Thursday May 28th
Let's get creative! I will give you a few more drawing prompts to try. Have fun with them!
Next week we will start to learn about different artists, their art style, and be inspired by their art while creating our own art! Your Art for Today
Please choose any one the drawing prompts. Draw your picture using any materials you would like. Please keep in mind the different elements of arts while drawing. Add details, backgrounds, personality and colour. Have fun!
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Tuesday June 2ndThis week we will learn a little about a famous artist named Vincent van Gogh. Vincent van Gogh's work had a great influence on modern art because of the beautiful striking colours he used, and the great emotions that can be seen in his work.
Your Art for Today
Watch the two videos about Vincent van Gogh. On Thursday we will be creating art based on his beautiful paintings!
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Thursday June 3rd
Today we will be drawing sunflowers inspired by Van Gogh's beautiful sunflowers! Sunflowers had a special significance for Van Gogh. The colour yellow represented happiness for Van Gogh.
Tuesday June 9th
There are many famous women artists from around the world that have influenced the art world. Today we will watch a short video about five women artists. On Thursday, we will focus on one of the artists, and create our own version of art inspired by her art style.
Your Art for Today
Watch the short video introducing five women artists.
I have given you a few samples of the artists' wonderful art work. Please take a look at the different art styles, and techniques that the artists use. Can you tell which of the artists created the art in the photos? Are there any art pieces here that you like? Why? Enjoy! |
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Thursday June 11thYayoi Kusama is a contemporary Japanese artist, who is sometimes called the princess of polka dots! All her art work -paintings, sculptures, performances and installations all have one thing in common...DOTS!
Yayoi was born in Japan in 1929. She loved to paint as a child, but her parents did not want her to be a artist. Eventually Yayoi Kusama persuaded her parents to let her go to art school. In late 1950s, she moved to New York to be a part of the exciting art scene. There she met and inspired important artists. Yayoi Kusama loved drawing pumpkins as a child. To her, pumpkins represented stability and comfort. Pumpkins are an important part of her art. Her inspiration came from her childhood growing up on a farm where her family grew pumpkins and cultivated seeds. |
Your Art for Today
Let's draw pumpkins with DOTS! Follow the steps below and enjoy!
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Tuesday June 16th
Today we will be learning about a famous artist from Mexico, Frida Kahlo. Considered one of the Mexico's greatest artist, Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyocoan, Mexico City, Mexico. She grew up in the family's home referred to as the Blue House or Casa Azul. She loved painting and drawing from a very young age. Although she wanted to become a doctor, her poor health, and an accident at the age of 18 did not allow her to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. While bedridden after her accident, she started painting. Fifty-five of her 143 paintings are of herself. She was influenced by Native Mexican culture. This is shown in bright colours, with a mixture of realism and symbolism.
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Your Art for Today
Watch the two videos about Frida Kahlo. Take a look at her art below. What do you think about her art? Do you like her art style? Why or why not. |
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Thursday June 18th
Sir Samuel B. Steele's Art Showcase 2020 is here! You have all worked very hard this year, and I wanted to make sure we could highlight all your beautiful work. Since we could not have an art show at school this year, I have put together an online art show instead! I hope that you are just as proud of your work as I am.
Enjoy! Your Art for Today Watch the art show. Reflect on your year creating art in our class. What did you love the most, what did you have difficulty with, what would you like to learn next year? How have you improved as an artist, and what can you do to continue to grow as an artist? Think about these questions, and answer a few or all of the questions. You can write your answers, or have a parent write your answers for you while you tell them your thoughts. |
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Tuesday June 23rd
As we near the end of the school year, we can start to think about how we will fill our summer days. Today we will be creating a summer bucket list.
Your Art for Today
Draw a bucket. Fill your bucket with drawings of what you would like to do in the summer, and any goals you might have. I drew an example of what my summer bucket list looks like.
Your Art for Today
Draw a bucket. Fill your bucket with drawings of what you would like to do in the summer, and any goals you might have. I drew an example of what my summer bucket list looks like.
Thursday June 25th
Hooray! We did it! I know learning art online is not always easy, but all of you did a fantastic job! I am leaving you with an art challenge for the summer. I will try to post a new drawing video for you each week on Artistically You on youtube, so keep checking. It has been so much fun working with you this year! Have a wonderful summer, stay safe, read lots, and be creative!