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This month 1st-6th grade students learned about the different elements of art: line, shape, color, shading and texture, through creating their own art work by sketching and utilizing the shading process with colored pencils. Students also learned about primary, secondary, tertiary and complementary colors.
The students also designed, sketched, colored and submitted their book mark entries for the County of Los Angeles Annual Bookmark Contest. The theme for this year's contest was Dream in Color.
7th grade students learned about illuminated manuscripts and recreated a page from an Armenian illuminated manuscript. They also learned how to transfer images, and they explored the use of colored pencils and water colored pencils.
8th grade students completed their print project in which they designed their own stamp, using carving techniques and created their prints.This month, 1st-6th grade students made Christmas cards by drawing, coloring, cutting and pasting using glue, scissors, stickers, markers and crayons. All students used different materials to make their beautiful card. They drew winter themed art replicating different images they found from books or the internet. Some students came up with their own designs as well. Students used warm and cold colors to replicate the winter season.
This month, 1st-6th grade students participated in Glendale’s "I Love Historical Glendale" bookmark contest. Students participating in this contest challenge develop their artistic ideas and use their imagination. Chamlian had three finalists (Ani D. 5th grade, Gianna 2nd grade and Janelle P. from 1st grade). Congratulations! This month students also drew about Vartanank. They created year book covers for the 40th Anniversary of the school and also for the “Our Voice” book cover. Students also drew about the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
Every year in February we do artist projects for students to learn about the different art styles such as Cubism, Pointillism, Expressionism and Abstract. Students did paintings expressing their inner feelings by using different materials (oil pastels, Water paint, crayons, and markers). It's a new chapter of their art work and they learn how to paint and mix the colors .They love it and it's a great experience for all grade levels.
For March and Open House, students created paintings, made collages, still life drawings, masks and clay sculptures. Students were free to use their imagination and paint objects as they felt and imagined.
Art allows students to look a little closer to their daily subjects and objects and use them for drawing. Art helps them to look closer at other artist’s masterpieces and their emotions and feelings. By reading artists biographies it helps student to see what was happening in art history long time ago and realize how art styles change overtime. The students bring out their feelings into art and paintings which cannot be seen or felt easily everywhere
In the month of April, 1st- 6th grade students learned about and replicated the work of Henri Matisse through cutouts and playing with various colors. They learned about Modern Art and Fauvism through cutting out flowers and leaves in different shapes and colors. Also, for April 24, all students used negative and positive images to create different Armenian genocide images for the centennial. Students drew earth day related portraits as well this month.
Art has changed over the centuries, and is continuing to evolve during the 20th century. By learning about the different artist's lives and their art styles, students see the changes from the past, to now, in the paintings. Students drew and painted using the different artist’s techniques. They also drew illusions as well. They created beautiful 3D image by using lines, shapes, colors and pattern.