The Art Cart

This week we talked about EMPHASIS and how artists can draw attention to a certain element in their artwork. We learned about the...

For this class we talked about BALANCE and how art can look balanced or unbalanced depending on how the elements are arranged in the...

This week in art class we talked about proportion and scale and the different artists who create either small scale or large scale work....

For this week's lesson, we talked about the use of rhythm and movement in artwork. I discussed the many ways that artists imply motion in...

Last week we talked about Pattern and MC Escher's Tessellation designs. I explained the difference between exact patterns and varied...

This week we talked about the use of space in art. I explained the difference between positive and negative space and how artists use...

The element of the week was texture, so students first made crayon rubbings over stencils and then added those designs to a "texture...

This week I was very excited to talk about color, because it is one of the most fascinating and mind-boggling concepts to me. I talked a...

This week the kids are learning about value (not values like morals- which prompted a lot of faith-based art projects on my Pinterest...

Ok, ok, I know this project may be over-done at this point, but I love how the flowers look all together and I have the most success with...