Westbrook
Glenview, Illinois
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Artwork Exhibits - this school year (since July 2012)
 
Mona Lisa Mom (11 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
After discussing the life of Leonardo da Vinci and looking carefully at one of his most important works, 'The Mona Lisa' ...
   
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painted Tree of Life (25 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
After looking closely at Gustav Klimt's painting, "The Tree of Life", kindergarten students drew a curvy, curly tree wit ...
   
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Alfombras (9 artworks)
Apr 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Alfombras are carpets made in the streets of South and Central America for the Easter Parade. They are made of flower p ...
   
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Kinder Values (16 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Each table in the art room had a primary or secondary color paint plus white or black that the students mixed as they pa ...
   
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Planet Westbrook (52 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
During African American Art Month, we studied the work of artist Alma Thomas, especially her painting, "Starry Night wit ...
   
 
Music and Art (23 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
During February, African American Art month, the students looked at several examples of African American artwork that de ...
   
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Value Hearts (27 artworks)
Mar 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Value and symmetry were discussed; the hearts were drawn with oil pastel and painted with tempera. The paint was mixed ...
   
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Kinders in Space (31 artworks)
Feb 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Kindergarteners viewed the work of African-American artist Alma Thomas, especially her painting, 'Starry Night with Astr ...
   
 
Owl Moon (17 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
After reading the book, "Owl Moon", we were inspired to re-create the owl as he lands on the branch in front of the litt ...
   
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Snowy day Collage (19 artworks)
Jan 2013, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Students imagine a snowy day in the city or out in the country, and create their collages with wallpaper, construction p ...
   
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I and the Village (19 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Inspired by Marc Chagall's painting, "I and the Village", students used watercolors to paint their neighborhood and thei ...
   
 
Pointsettias (43 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Students learned the history of the pointsettia flower, did an observational drawing with oil pastel, and filled in the ...
   
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Draw Me a Star (47 artworks)
Dec 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Inspired by Eric Carle's book, 'Draw Me a Star", students learned to draw their own star, and on the other side of the p ...
   
 
Nov 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Frida Kahlo's life and work inspires us to create self-portraits, mix skin tones, draw a tropical background, and stamp ...
   
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Oct 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Working carefully with a mirror, the kindergarten students learned to line up ears, eyebrows, nose and lips to draw thei ...
   
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Spooky Trees (11 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Pastel backgrounds, creepy black trees, bats and owls complete this spooky picture.
   
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Pumpkin Patch (38 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Painting the pumpkin patch taught us how to mix the color orange and how to overlap shapes so they look like they are in ...
   
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Pumpkins faces (19 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Students use their collage skills to create a painted pumpkin and cut out facial features.
   
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Fall Printmaking (22 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Students learn to use pastel chalks; blending and combining colors to make a fall background for the leaves they then p ...
   
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The Pastel Cat (26 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
After looking carefully at Paul Klee's painting of a cat, we wondered, "What do cats think about?"
   
 
YouCan Toucan (37 artworks)
Oct 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Students created a tissue paper collage for the Toucan's jungle habitat, and used construction paper to build the Toucan ...
   
 
The Sleeping Gypsy (21 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Henri Rousseau's painting, "The Sleeping Gypsy", caused us to wonder, 'what would happen when the gypsy wakes up?'.
   
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Animal Safari College (17 artworks)
Sep 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
Students learn about collage as they experiment with various papers and paints, creating an animal and the animal's habi ...
   
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Rumble in the Jungle (6 artworks)
Jul 2012, taught by Linda Rodriguez
The book, "Rumble in the Jungle" inspires the students to create their own jungles with paint and paper.
   
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Artwork Exhibits - last school year (July 2011 - June 2012)
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647 artworks #141 #1919
287 fanclub members #73 #986
48 comments #81 #1296
18 artist statements #63 #1082
  overall rank #72 #1012
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