2nd Grade Andy Warhol Portraits Pop Art Style!

2nd Grade artists are learning about the art and life of the Pop Artist Andy Warhol! We looked at how he loved to repeat images and how he used color.

We also added some practice with calligraphy with our name designs while taking about Graphic Design!

This project was adapted from one we saw on pinterest. 

Learning Goals:

I can describe the art and life of Andy Warhol

I can articulate what Pop Art is

I can demonstrate calligraphy with my name design

I can blend colors with crayon

I can identify warm and cool colors

I can describe how color and mood relate 

Second grade Andy Warhol self portrait collage

Second grade artists have been studying the Pop Art movement with Andy Warhol. We learned a bit about his work by watching a short youtube video (click here). We learned about his life and read the book "Uncle Andy's" which can also be found on youtube by clicking here.

We noticed how he liked to repeat images and how he copied images that were normally not considered art. We used his ideas to inspire our own pop self-portraits!

We also thought about calligraphy and graphic design by using creative lettering to design our names and qualities about us with each of our images.

On the back, we filled out our three favorite facts about Andy Warhol's life and art.



Learning Goals:
I can identify the art of Andy Warhol
I can describe Pop Art
I can show blending in my art with crayon
I can use calligraphy and creative lettering to create my own name.
I can list 3 things about Andy Warhol's life and art.

Third Grade Mini Mona Lisas

Third grade artists are studying the life and art of Leonardo Da Vinci. They are learning about one of the most famous and widely recognized portraits in the whole world... the MONA LISA! We even learned that she was so popular that she was even stolen at one point! We read the book, "Who Stole the Mona Lisa?" and learned a bit more about her history. 

After reading, we practiced drawing her portrait (and landscape background) for ourselves! We practiced various coloring techniques with colored pencils such as: blending, layering and mixing. We practiced some calligraphy when writing her name for our projects. After assembling our mini-Monas in old silver Premier jewelry boxes, early finishers were able to do an Art Challenge: We challenged them to complete a portrait on a photocopy that included only Mona's face and hands. They used their imaginations to think up a setting, fashion, and theme for their version of the Mona. 

Learning Goals: 
I can talk about and write down 6 facts about the life and art of Leonardo Da Vinci.
I can draw a portrait like Mona Lisa.
I can draw a landscapes that shows space (things get smaller as they are further away).
I can use various coloring techniques in my art.
I can do some calligraphy with Mona Lisa's name