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Elements of the Art Room
Hi, and welcome to our art room! This site is dedicated to the awesome elementary artists I teach, and is a little window into our world of art. Hope you enjoy!
4th & 5th grade Jen Aranyi inspired Winter Landscapes
We’re almost there folks! Just 1.5 days left until Christmas break!! The kids have actually been great, thanks to fun new projects like this one! I was scrolling through Instagram, Ahem. (I mean Collaborating with my fellow Ahht teachers) when I came across an awesome looking lesson inspired by the one and only, Cassie Stephens, and the ever so talented Art Room Britt. They had been doing the fabulous looking Jen Aranyi inspired landscapes with their classes, so naturally I had to try it with mine! Y’all. They have been turning out great, and they were so excited to try it. They loved watching the artist’s time lapse videos, and we just amazed with her beautiful work!
Materials:
pencils
Day 1: Introduce them to Jen Aranyi’s work, show other 4th grade examples from Cassie Stephens’ and Art Room Britt’s page, and get to work!
First we taped off our paper, and drew out our snowy landscape.
Then we started adding details to our mountains, by adding lines!
Then, we talked about how to make little trees in the background, so they look far away, and put bigger trees in the foreground to make them appear like they are larger and closer!
btw, after they painted their sky, I sprinkled salt on their paint to create a neat texture.
Here are some of my 4th graders, really hard at work!
Stay tuned for some more awesome art!
We loved this project so much, 5th is going to try it too!
They’ll be doing a different shape, but same concept! I made some videos this time, to show my students how to do it! I think they pay attention to me on YouTube better than actual me! Haha!
Day 1: Students will tape their border, draw their mountains, and start painting their background. When I recorded this, my sky was already dry. I used liquid watercolors and salt.
Here’s some pics of the background.
Here’s a time lapse video of me drawing the trees
Here’s how you finish your art!
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Labels: 4th grade, 5th grade, Christmas, Jen Aranyi, landscape, Winter
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About Me
My name is Lauren, and here’s a little bit about me. This my 17th year teaching art, and I’m so blessed, and thank God, to have this amazing job! In 2004 I graduated from APSU with a degree in Art Education, and in 2007 I completed my graduate degree in Educational Leadership. Our school is a Title 1, K-5 Elementary school, so I get to teach a wide variety of ages! These children are so sweet, give such great effort, and are so talented, I had to create a space where I could display their art. In my free time, I love spending time with my family, and sometimes make a little time for an archery tournament or two! Hope you enjoy their art as much as I do! You’re welcome to try some of these projects at home!
Keep creating!
Have a blessed day!
John 3:16
14 Wonderful Winter Art Projects for Kids
The changing seasons are a wonderful source of arty crafty inspiration and to ease us into Winter, I have put together this gorgeous collection of 14 Winter Art Projects for Kids.
As always, I love simplicity and variety.
And as you progress through this post, you will find an eclectic range of techniques including: Splat painting, painting in the snow, bleeding tissue paper art, resist methods, winter collage, painting with bubble wrap and much much more.
There will be something to suit every fancy and all age groups, with the emphasis placed on the process rather than the end result.
I have a few favourites of my own, what will be yours….
Shall we take a look?
14 Winter Art Projects for Kids
Alpine Trees | Painted Paper Art
Art is a wonderful way to observe and explore seasonal change, and I hope you have an idea or two to try with the kiddos!
And if you have enjoyed Winter Art Projects for Kids and would like even more inspiration, you should take a look at our collection of 16 Winter Crafts for Kids, where you will find a variety of snowman, animal and snowy wintery crafts.
