Here are some watercolor landscapes the 7th and 8th graders made. Boy, I'm just watercolor crazy lately.

Justin R.

Leopold

Victoria

Yady

Isaac

In the Abstract

These are some abstract watercolor paintings the kindergarteners made.

We talked about abstract (or non-objective) painting and how it doesn't look like anything in the "real world."

The kids painted several shapes first and then painted them inside and out.

The Birds

We actually started this project in February, and we finally got around to finishing it.

We looked at the the artwork of John James Audubon, and talked about how he would paint birds in their natural environments.

We then looked at pictures of birds that live in North Alabama, and the kids chose one to paint in a "bird's-eye view."

I'm sorry I don't have the names of the kids who painted these, but I forgot to write them down before I hung the pictures in the hallway.

Somebody Put Me Together

Jacob and Kenneth

1st grade helped me go through my scrap box and we made these portraits based on Pablo Picasso's Cubist portraits.

Joseph and Weilan

Niyari and Makayla

Alyssa and Amiya

Kierston and Kaliyah

Some Kind of Monster

These "monster skeletons" were made by the 4th graders. I'll let you figure out the names.

Have a great spring break!

The Beasts of the Fields

Chloe

These are some animals the 6th graders painted using watercolors.

Mattie

They were asked to focus n the texture of the animals' fur or skin or whatever they happened to have.

K.C.

I don't know what kind of creature this was, but it was cute.

Hannah

Again, the picture just inexplicably rotated, and I don't know how to fix it. Anyway, I really liked the eyes on this fox.

Melvin

This eagle reminded me of Sam the Eagle from the Muppet Show.

Our house...in the middle of our street

These buildings are the products of our first IB unit. The students imagined themselves as architects, and they had to design a house or some other structure with a specific client in mind. This first one belongs to Justin W., and he designed a house in the mountains for a retired couple.



This is one that Byron made for Kanye West



I'm not quite sure what this is. Maybe Sable designed a new Fortress of Solitude for Superman.



I like the kind of elegant simplicity of Victoria's Japanese style house

The students were really enthusiastic about this project, and these are just a few of the results. I'll include some more in a later post.