FIRST GRADE students enjoyed their art time outside on our beautiful campus grounds (en plein air). They were asked to draw one special tree, and "not a broccoli." Afterward, students were expected to create their own greens and browns vs. taking the easy route and plopping their brushes into the ready-made paint! The works were filmed in progress during our plein air sessions and also while students were painting indoors. These are complicated works that required observing nature in a three-dimensional environment and visually translating what students observed into a two-dimensional representation! The e-portfolios while in progress are available on my Twitter account @RuthKeefer and also on YouTube (Ruth Keefer art). These delightful landscapes from our own campus would make memorable note cards and/or gifts for your friends and family. Thank you for supporting ParishArts! I would love to take all of these works home with me!
Dear Kindergarten students,
I like looking at how stylish your hats and scarves turned out, after
looking at your symmetrical eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. I am VERY, VERY proud of all of you,
especially because you created these works fresh out of preschool. Yay for you!!
Love, Mrs. Keefer
Way 2 go, kindergarten students!
You all did a fine job creating your colorful papers for your Eric Carle works: mark making, drawing, cutting, tearing and gluing... Now it's time to rest and enjoy time with friends and family. Happy spring break! - Mrs. Keefer
