 | |  | | | | Visual Art at Linwood A+ | |  | | Mr. Mueller, Art specialist |
Visual art class provides experiences in art making, aesthetics, art
appreciation and art history, drawing from a variety of media,
processes, and cultures. Following is a brief description of what
students at Linwood are learning in art.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten classes have been learning the basics in visual arts, using many media to discover line, color and shape. They will be developing patterns and using these elements or art to study animals.
1st Grade
First graders have reviewed the basic elements of art in drawings  | | Two of Mr. Mueller's students work on an assignment. |
using a variety of media. We began the year doing portraiture of self and others. Students are now using tempra paint to study the primary and secondary colors.
2nd Grade
Second graders have from the start of the year been showing movement in their artwork. The use of diagonal lines in artwork creates movement which is one of the "principles of design."
3rd Grade
Third graders have created sequencing in one of their art project and also created an imaginative Linwood School which may be underwater or in outer space.  | | Mr. Mueller works with kindergarten students on a special project. |
Believe it or not, some Linwoods were only for girls and some didn't have any teachers. We did discuss the need for bathrooms.
4th Grade
All 4th, 5th and 6th graders have done some work with perspective drawing. Fourth graders have only worked with 1-point perspective. They also worked to create imaginative machines with were designed to show movement in a flip book.
5th Grade
Fifth graders have studied the work of Claes Oldenburg and have used charcoal to create drawings of objects which could be made into macro-sculpture.  | | 1st grade self portraits |
The study of "scale" also included micro-art. Students made designs from their imagination after viewing slides of photographs showing closeups and high magnification.
6th Grade
What is art? Sixth graders have discussed that important question of "aesthetics." Although there some sixth graders are very clear in their thinking about the question, many still need more time and thought about how they define "art." What do parents think?
How about these questions?
Does art have to be beautiful? Is a natural object art?
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