Affair of the Heart!

I don't know about ya'll but I happened to LOVE Valentines DAY! I know its overrated, but I just LOVE the Buzzz in the air, the adorable decorations and the "Sweetest" Artwork my students produce each year. This year we were asked to display some Artwork in the Hall. Each month we try to feature an artist and their style of Art. We were asked to do Impressionism, featuring Claude Monet. So with the help from
Painted Paper in the Art Room, I decided we could incorporate a Valentine's Piece using Tempera strokes to show movement and Details using oil pastel.
I think they turned out beautiful. Oor board isnt ready but here are a few samples!

I'm also sharing something I picked up through the years called "Productive Thinking". Whatever theme you are working on, you give the students a shape that represents your theme or holiday at the time. The students use spatial reasoning, a little crticial thinking and turned their object into something else. The are told to use the entire page, add color and detail and try to think of something no one else might. Check out some of their work! These are perfect for their GT Portfolios!!!