Brownell Elementary School
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
Calder Moblies (30 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied the moblies created by the artist Alexander Calder. Then they created their own moblies.
   
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Puppets (72 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
After studying the creations of puppeteer Jim Henson students were inspired to create their own puppets.
   
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Construction Paper Masks (34 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students learned advanced paper folding techniques to create a colorful paper mask.
   
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Plaster Masks (29 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students placed plaster on a partners face to create a mask that fits only their face. They then painted and decorated t ...
   
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Self-Portraits (30 artworks)
May 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Kindergarten artists drew themselves in August. Then in May they drew themselves again.
   
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Super Hero (35 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students learned about color mixing for paint. They brainstormed a list of characteristics of Super Heroes. Selecting a ...
   
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Jasper Johns Banner (31 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied the American artist Jasper Johns. Then created their own banner in the style of Johns.
   
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Apr 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied the flower and bone paintings done by the artist Georgia O'Keeffe. By using only primary colors they cr ...
   
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Color Wheel Sun (33 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied color theory. Only using the primary colors they painted the color wheel sun triangles. Then using oil ...
   
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Andy Warhol Painting (34 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied color theory. Using only the primary colors, black and white they painted a everyday object four differ ...
   
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Aboriginal Dot Painting (37 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied the Australian Aboriginal art of dot painting and the symbolism used in their artwork. They then wrote ...
   
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Tim Burton Creature (34 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied the artwork of the artist and film maker Tim Burton. They then created a scratch art drawing of their o ...
   
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Shape Paintings (26 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students were told a variety of shapes to draw. They could draw as many of the shapes as they would like to create a dra ...
   
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Mar 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students choose what their subject matter would be for these watercolors.
   
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The Cow That Laid An Egg (30 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
After reading the children's book The Cow That Laid An Egg students drew a egg and a chicken. They then used watercolor ...
   
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Jan 2013, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students learned about the artists Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. After learning their different styles and use of sha ...
   
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Wire Sculpture (33 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students learned about the wire sculptures of the American artist Alexander Calder. After learning different wire techni ...
   
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Contour Drawings (33 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students learned about the art of blind contour and regular contour drawings. The practiced multiple times on a wide ran ...
   
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Stuart Davis Shapes (29 artworks)
Nov 2012, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students studied the artwork of the artist Stuart Davis. The vocabulary of organic and geometric shapes. They created a ...
   
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Watercolor Trees (31 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students learned how to draw trees, next they practiced watercolor techniques, then they put their skills together to dr ...
   
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Shape Figures (27 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
During this unit of study first graders reviewed shapes in art class. We then had a few experiment days to take cut shap ...
   
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Name Project (95 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
Students were to take their first name and write it in block or bubble letters, then they could choose either add charac ...
   
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Shape Creatures (43 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Jennifer Hermsen
First grade students were introduced to positive and negative shapes. We used both positive and negative shapes to creat ...
   
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167 fanclub members #22 #1551
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  overall rank #30 #2150
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