Elizabeth Murray Lesson

Elizabeth Murray, was a New York painter who reshaped Modernist abstraction into a high-spirited, cartoon-based, language of form. Her subjects often included domestic life, relationships and the nature of painting itself. My 2nd graders were very inspired by this lesson and my student teacher did an excellent job of teaching it! Here are some of our comic inspired animals.

If you would like to learn more about artist Elizabeth Murray check our some of these great resources at PBS.

Facebook Bulletin Board

Not a day goes by without Facebook being a topic of some conversation or another. Students sometimes talk about it and I have even heard them use it as a verb "Facebook me!" has replaced the "call me" of days gone by. I thought it would be fun to embrace our cultures love of Facebook to teach the kids about artists! My art partner in crime at my school helped to make it happen. We will change it monthly and hopefully sneak some art learning in while our students are standing in line waiting for art and class.

Little Glimpses

 There are so many things that make me love being an art teacher. Here is a little glimpse of one of the many things that make my day.

Beautiful Oops!

A life lesson that all littles (and even some bigs!) need to learn.

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The Crayon Lab

Under Construction

Please excuse the state of our blog. We are undergoing a complete overhaul in anticipation of the new school year. Please come back and check on our progress soon. Lots of exciting new things are in store!

Andy Goldsworthy

Blog Discussion:  Do you think using the same form but different materials affect the artwork? Why? (Respond in the comments section below.)