These pictures are of the still lifes created by my Art 1 students.  I had asked in a previous post what would be a great first ...

These are some paintings that my Art 1 students created before the puppets. I had forgotten to post these. The kids weent through different...

The first semester is finally over. I graded all of the final exams and the kids did good for the most part. They had to write about and ill...

First I'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas. I've had a great time surrounded by family and now I'm sitting with my legs up re...

Finally, they're done! Well....the majority of them are done, just a few more to go but they should all be done by Fri. You can view the...

Here's a sneak peak at the latest Art 1 project. After I taught the kids how to cut the concentric circles (see below) I then had them a...

I thought I would give my kids a reprieve from all of the drawing and shading and give them a more hands on project. I had done a cut paper ...

My Art 1 kids are finally done with their shading projects. The majority of the pieces came out great and I do hope they grasped the idea of...

When students learn to shade, they begin to turn shapes into forms. We now have to get away from line and I begin stressing the importance o...

After line and pattern comes shading. I talk to the kids about shapes becoming forms. I do your typical value scale (you know the one) stres...

After spending some time doing line drawings we get into shapes and patterns. I don't spend too much time on these particular principles...

After my Art 1 kids are done with line we get into BCD and MCD. I do your typical hand drawings and the kids really get a kick when they see...