Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Mind mapping and brainstorming

In all of our classes, we are working on brainstorming to come up with new ideas for our artwork. We were able to think like artists as we collected all of our ideas and selected our favorite choices to show through our projects. Many students have decided to use clay to tell their stories. 













Monsters Under Our Beds!

 In Fifth Grade we read a book about monsters under our beds. Afterward, we created monsters that lived under our matchbox beds. We did an amazing job!


Friday, December 9, 2011

Fourth grade soil profile paintings

Our fourth grade students created amazing watercolor paintings of a soil profile, as they are learning about soil profiles in science. These turned out fantastic!

First Grade Silhouettes

Our first grade students did a fantastic job on their silhouettes! We used watercolors and black tempera paint.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Third grade hippos

Our third grade students learned how to draw hippos. They did a fantastic job! Hippos live in rivers such as the Nile, and we have been learning about different rivers in our social studies classes. Great job third grade!

Kindergarten Sego lilly paintings

For our first painting class in Kindergarten, our student painted some beautiful sego lilies, our state flower!

Sixth grade Egyptian art

For the Egyptian unit that our sixth grade just learned about, we did some fun Egyptian portraits on gold scratch board. Come see the bulletin board in the art room!


Great basin collard lizard paintings

Our Fourth grade students have been learning about the different environmental regions of Utah. We learned about the Great Basin collared lizard and painted it in its natural environment. Great job fourth grade!

The Scream!

In Fourth grade last week we studied a painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch called The Scream. We had a great time making our own versions of the scream!


Thursday, September 8, 2011

Warm and cool colored hands

We are learning about heat and light in third grade, so we talked about warm and cool colors and the contrast they create. Then we made a contrasting picture using warm and cool colors. This lesson is from artprojectsforkids.org

6th grade Modigliani portraits

For our back to school self-portraits, we looked at the artist Amedeo Modigliani's work. We did our self portraits in the style of Modigliani, with elongated necks and features. We used oil pastels.

Crazy birds!

Our fourth graders reviewed some art skills and vocabulary from last year as we practiced drawing crazy birds. We talked about overlapping and depth. This lesson is from Deepspacesparkle.com.

Back to School!

Hello Summit Academy parents and students! We are excited to be starting a new school year! We have a new art room this year and we are excited to start art! If you have any of the following supplies laying around, we would love you to bring them in!
MASONITE BOARD - ANY SIZE
THIN PLEXAGLASS FOR FRAMING
BLACK ELECTRICAL TAPE FOR FRAMING
STRING, STRING, STRING

FEATHERS
FOIL - ALUMINUM, COPPER, OR OTHER
EGG CARTONS
FABRIC SCRAPS
SCRAP BOOKING SCRAPS
HAIR COMBS
PENCILS
SMALL BOXES
PLASTIC
RIBBON
BUTTONS
BEADS
WIRE
YARN
STRING
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS
OLD APRONS (full length)
OLD OXFORD OR SMOCK SHIRTS (for painting)
ANY FLAT SURFACE WITH TEXTURE
PLY WOOD OR THIN WOOD SCRAPS
POP CAN TOPS
WRAPPING PAPER SCRAPS
USED UP TOILET PAPER ROLLS
USED UP PAPER TOWEL ROLLS
ANY CARDBOARD CYLINDER SHAPE
INK PADS
MAGNETS (small round)
POLISHING STONES

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Gallery Stroll 2011

We had our Second annual Gallery Stroll on Thursday night! It was a great night and the student performances were great! We had about 719 people show up, as well as the art truck from Project 337. Great job Summit Students!