5th Grade Animations

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Mr. Lane

The fifth grade students have started learning about stop-motion animation. We discussed how stop-motion animation is simply stringing together a set of images to make it appear that objects are moving. We tried to animate objects in ways that are not normal. We use a digital camera and a program called istopmotion to build our animations.We will be furthering this idea after our holiday break and making more animations and experimenting with different animation techniques so check back often!

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Second Grade Trees

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Mr. Lane

Our second graders have been looking at trees with no leaves. We tried our hand at drawing some then added a watercolor background using a wet on wet technique. We also made a frame using leaf stencils from leaves we found right outside our art room.

5th grade fantastic fonts

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Mr. Lane

Fifth graders are now finishing their fonts. Here are some pictures that we were able to take while they finished their work. Check back for pictures of the final product!

First grade masks

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Mr. Lane

A couple weeks ago the first graders finished up thier symmetrical masks and we had a chance to take a few group shots with all of the masks on!

Fourth grade Keith Haring Moving people

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Mr. Lane

Our fourth graders are making moving people in the style of Keith Haring.

Crazy Haired Third grade

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Mr. Lane

At the beginning of the year the third graders experimented with different types of lines to make some interesting hair designs. These pieces are CRAZY !!!

Mr. Lane is far behind on updates!

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Mr. Lane

The first update of the new school year. Geez it has taken me a while to get any updates on here but I have plenty of pictures and can’t wait to share them so check back soon.

This post is about the work the 4th and fifth grades did similar to the work of Robert Delaunay. We practiced the use of compasses to make our circles and then observed the colors he used to add more interest. Check them out!

New Art with Mr. Lane

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Mr. Lane

I (Mr. Lane) decided that “Art with Mr. Lane” needed a new look for a new year. This new site is easier for me to update so hopefully I will be able to keep up with all the great stuff we will be doing this year in art class. Check back often and if you have an questions or comments please let me know!
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