8th and 9th Grade Art

For this project, students learned about the abstract artists Kandinsky and Picasso. They also studied 3 new elements of art: emphasis, unity and variety. They had to incorporate these elements into a work of art inspired by Kandinsky and Picasso that included 2-3 images of their own choosing. Enjoy!

7th Grade Art

Check out our awesome 7th grade abstract art projects! For this project students learned about the art of Kandinsky and other abstract artists, and had to come up with their own abstract art design drawing from elements from his own artwork and 2-3 images of their own choosing. Enjoy! 

6th Grade Portraits

6th Grade learned about the work of artist Chuck Close and drew their own self portrait in a similar style. They first learned how to draw a face using correct proportions, then they began their portrait. Once they had the pencil drawing finished they outlined it in sharpie marker, divided the space into a one inch by one inch grid and colored it in using a warm/cool color scheme. If the face was warm colors, then they had to use cool colors for the background and visa versa.