4th Grade Impressionist Landscapes

The 4th graders began their drawing unit by studying the Impressionist Movement, specifically the art of Vincent Van Gogh. The students rendered oil pastels in their landscapes to mimic the bold and colorful splashes of color reminiscent of those that Van Gogh used in his paintings. Students applied their knowledge of perspective, analogous and complementary colors, warm and cool colors, contrast in terms of texture and color, as well as a wax resist application in their drawings. Great work!

4th Grade Mish-Mash Mansions

The 4th graders created these whimsical house collages by harmoniously combining various elements from Victorian-style houses. They then applied one-point perspective and spatial proportion to their drawings to create interesting compositions. The students finished their houses by applying color using various mediums including oil pastels, crayons, watercolor, india ink, magazine cut-outs and colored pencils.

1st Grade Complementary Leaves

Upon creating these colorful leaf paintings, the 1st grade students studied artwork created by the famous contemporary artist, Andy Warhol. The students were inspired by the bright palette and repeated images which Warhol commonly thread throughout many of his prints.


To begin these works, the students made stencils to create repeated images and later contrived a color scheme consisting of pairs of complementary colors to attain bold contrast. When painting their work, the 1st graders experimented with mixing different colors to create their own unique masterpieces. They ultimately finished their work by adding wonderful linear details using oil pastels.

1st Grade Fabulous Felines

After learning about the wonderful art of Laurel Birch, focusing on her bold colors and unique patterns, the first graders created their own Birch-inspired cats.