Parrots of the World Paintings

Art Club kicks off with these wonderful paintings of parrots.

Amate Bark Paintings

Ladera Art Club learns about Mexican Folk Art, and makes our own, using neon paints.

Andy Warhol Endangered Species

4th Grade chooses a complimentary pair of colors to discover what happens when you mix them together. We used Andy Warhol's prints from his Endangered Species Series for inspiration. These kids' talent blow my mind! 

Dragons, Dragons!

2nd Grade dives into their imaginations to draw and paint a Dragon. We learned how to mix secondary colors and how to use the back of our paint brushes for a non-conventional way to texturize our fire-breathing friends!

Tiffany Lamps

3rd Grade reviews how to mix secondary colors, and learns how to mix tertiary colors to paint the beautiful glass on our Tiffany Lamps!

Complimentary Hot Air Balloons

My 5th grade class at Castro Elementary needed some more practice understanding the color wheel, and how to make tints and shades of tertiary colors with paint.

Warm/Cool Hot Air Balloons

4th grade learns how to paint a composition using warm and cool colors. I thought hot air balloons would be a great lesson as there are many ways to decorate them, and they are just a fun subject that anyone could be excited about.

Tertiary Flowers In A Vase

3rd grade learns about tertiary colors - colors mixed from primary and secondary colors. It can be hard to give an effective lesson on color because there are so many, and students can get confused in this process...