April Showers bring ART Powers

8th Grade

Kehinde Wiley...I'm obsessed and you should be too.

Bring in a drawing or picture of an object that means something to you.  We have started looking at the artwork of Kehinde Wiley and his use of pattern in his portraiture.  GO SEE HIS EXHIBIT @ THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM, it closes May 24th so there is only one more month to see it in person.  

**GET 5 DOJO POINTS when you bring in or email (jhillman@cpcsschool.org) your baby picture (this week only!).  Bye.

7th Grade

Proper proportions = realism

Human body and facial proportions continue this week.  You will learn how to draw realistically if you are paying attention...so pay attention.

**GET 5 DOJO POINTS when you email (jhillman@cpcsschool.org) the name of one artist who is famous for drawing people realistically AND the credit line for one of their pieces of artwork.

6th Grade

Basquiat Postcards

We complete our "Road Trip" Postcards this week.  If you can, go to the Brooklyn Museum to see the artwork of Jean-Michel Basquiat and his notebooks.  He made and sold postcards among many other amazing things!  You will be learning more about him this week as well.

**GET 4 DOJO POINTS if you can tell me Jean-Michel Basquiat's nationality.  Put it on a post-it!

5th Grade

SHOW ME THE MONEY!!!!

The Autobiographical Comics were a success! The bulletin board in the 5th grade hallway will be where these live for a little while.  The amount of focus and hard work that went into these pieces truly is inspiring.  I'm so proud of my scholars!

**GET 4 DOJO POINTS if you bring in money (dollar notes) from another country to show during art class this week.  It will be returned!!!!