Op art

Op art is also known as Optical Art, it's abstract and generally gives the illusion that something is moving, vibrating, swelling or warping.  

Grade 5 worked on their projects over the last two weeks.  They picked a shape, used pencils and rulers to draw it out, then used tempera paint to paint in spaces.  This was a challenging painting for many.  They had to keep the white paper, white and work on keeping their edges clean.  Take a look below at some of the beautiful pieces.

Above: My example

Hand tracing

Children is KMS learned that a line makes a shape by 'closing' it.  They traced their hands, used crayons and then paint to fill in hand shapes.   First time using paint in kindergarten art- it went great!