ART CANOE

The 4th graders are learning Van Gogh's Starry Night.  They read details about the painting and his life from a MOMA podcast and a Khan Academy article. The student will be doing a portion of the painting with thick brushstrokes and vivid colors. Van Gogh podcast https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/later-europe-and-americas/modernity-ap/a/van-gogh-the-starry-night

As the school year begins, I get excited about sharing, teaching, exploring art with my students. Local history can inspire lifelong learning! This past weekend I took a short jaunt to Batavia and discover a Frank Lloyd House in the local Kane County forest preserve. The Fabyan family supported code breaking research and the development of sound instruments. The museum also houses authentic Japanese armor and a marble sculpture from the World's Fair in Chicago. Check out this link for more info: https://www.ppfv.org/fabyan-villa-museum/ . Fabyan Villa by Frank Lloyd Wright Photo by Maureen Fabyan Japanese Garden Photo by Maureen

Using Doink animation apps, Final Cut Pro, iMovie, and Garageband, 7th and 8th graders work on telling very short stories through video storytelling and editing.

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Students are looking at Neo-Impressionists and Harlem Renaissance painters for inspiration. One of the artist's examples is below: Loïs Mailou Jones (American, 1905-1998) Dinghies at a Shallow Mooring : View auction on www.skinnerinc.com