2/3s Working on Tooth Fairies

Mike beginning his tooth fairy picture

Avery and Megan drawing tooth fairies

After reading Throw Your Tooth on the Roof : Tooth Traditions From Around the World, by Selby Beeler, the 2/3s were inspired to create wonderfully imaginative pictures of whatever the Tooth Fairy might look like.

K/1s Painting in the style of Jasper Johns

Student beginning her painting

Painting numbers

Working on Jasper Johns style painting

The K/1 students learned about the paintings of the contemporary American artist, Jasper Johns. Johns uses everyday images in the creation of his works. The K/1s looked at his number and letter paintings and then made their own vibrant works.

Kindergartners and First Graders Drawing Milkweed

Sonya drawing milkweed

Leo beginning his drawing

Gabrielle and Charlotte figuring out colors

Kindergarten and first grade students observed the life cycle of monarch butterflies in their classroom. Connecting to this in art class they did observational drawings of milkweed and added caterpillars and butterflies (and an occasional bee!).

Second and Third Graders Paint Fall Landscape

Mike and Coleman adding paint to their sketches

Jamie and Avery beginning to paint

The second and third grade students took advantage of Parker's glorious setting by going outdoors with pencil, paper and drawing boards to sketch the landscape they were observing. They returned to art class and, using a limited palette of shades and tints of green and yellow, they painted the landscape they had sketched.

Fourth and Fifth Graders Drawing Locker Names

Veda and Clare work on black and white design

Anna adding monochromatic color scheme

Adam working on his initial design

The fourth and fifth grade students came up with unique and inventive designs for their monochromatic locker identifiers.

Middle School Students Working on Name Designs

Nip Rogers sharing his work with students

Sam working on his name design

Imani at work

The school year begins with fourth through eighth grade students creating an identifier for their hall locker. This fall they worked on monochromatic names with black and white designs filling the rectangular space behind their name. As this project was winding down, artist illustrator Nip Rogers visited the middle school art classes to look at the students' work and inspire them with some of his own.

Second and Third Graders Paint Dutch Doorways

                         Ada working on her doorway painting

                        Veda and Clare working on their paintings 

An introduction to the Dutch master Jan Vermeer  linked to classroom studies of the early settlers in New York. Noticing that Vermeer often viewed his subjects through a window or doorway and working with accuracy and detail, the students created doorways and scenes beyond or within them. Using watercolors and Sharpies they painted compositions that were careful in execution and often fanciful in inspiration.