Independent Art Projects - 3rd Quarter

After students finish their assigned art projects, they have the option to choose what they want to do for their independent art projects.  Their creativity is amazing and so inspiring!

Looking Outside

 

Painting views seen through a doorway or window has been a popular subject for many artists since the Roman times.  For example, in ancient Pompeii, preserved by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, we can see frescoes painted within the homes, giving the illusion of looking outside.

In keeping with this tradition, seventh grade students painted their own view through a window.

Illuminated Beastiary

An illuminated beastiary is an illustrated book, popular in the medieval period, with descriptions of real and imaginary animals.  The medieval period was between 1066-1485. Most people during this time did not read, so the illuminated beastiaries were a way of transmitting information and moral lessons. 

Sixth grade students created their own beasts by combining two or more animals or creatures.  Next they drew a border around their beast that included some type of design such as geometric or organic shapes.  Finally they added color with glossy tempera paint.

Greek Mythology: Medusa

Medusa is a woman from Greek mythology who was once very beautiful. She lived in a country where to her sorrow the sun never shone.   Medusa begged goddess Athena to be allowed to move to a sunny region. When Athena refused, Medusa humiliated the goddess by telling everyone that Athena would not let her go because she was jealous of her beauty.  The enraged Athena took revenge by changing Medusa's beautiful hair into a nest of snakes and making her so ugly that whoever looked at her eyes would turn into stone.  Here are the seventh grade paintings of Medusa…