Mr. New's Virtual Art Class

2ND GRADE

October 12 - October 16

Square1 Art Fundraiser - Lighthouses

In this lesson, we create lighthouse drawings for the Square1 Art fundraiser project.

May 18 - May 22

Looking Up with Michelangelo

In this lesson, we have some fun looking upward at our artwork… and we get paint all over ourselves in the process.

May 11 - May 15

Still Life Drawing

In this lesson, we discuss still life drawing, also called observational drawing. We use a photo reference to draw a bowl of fruit.

May 4 - May 8

Dreamscapes with Henri Rousseau

In this lesson, we learn from Henri Rousseau how to use extensive overlapping to create an abundant Dreamscape.

April 27 - May 1

Oranges On A Branch

In this lesson, we use landscape paintings by Winslow Homer as references to discuss the use of organic shapes. Then, we closely study Homer’s Oranges on a Branch to learn about overlapping, cropping, etc.

April 20 - April 24

Practicing Organic Shapes

In this lesson, we learn the difference between organic shapes and geometric shapes. We specifically focus on how to draw organic shapes. Organic shapes are those that we would use when drawing nature.

April 9 - April 17

How to Turn In Art Assignments

In this lesson, we’re learning how to upload our artwork into Google Classroom. Don’t worry about making any art right now. Just take a picture of yourself holding something that has made you happy during the school closure, and upload it using the instructions in this video.