December/January Art Update!

Thank you for visiting the Westlawn Art Blog to check out what the students have been up to in the art room during the months of December and January! Many of the art projects from these previous months were multi-step projects that took a number of classes to complete. There were also the occasional classes where the students would spend some time working in their sketchbooks (always a valuable use of time!), taking an assessment related to their unit of study, or doing a one day seasonal project to break up their longer term projects. We continue to have lots of fun in the art room and the students continue to impress me with their hard work, creativity, and overall great behavior. They make my job a joy! Please take a look at what your students have been up to by clicking on their grade!

Pictured below are the Westlawn art displays that have been up since the last art update...

Catching Snowflakes featuring Mrs. Sheppard's Kindergarten Class

Clay Snowmen featuring Mrs. Spaeth's 1st Grade class

Sketchbooks featuring a variety of 2nd-5th grade students

When I Grow Up Self-Portraits featuring Mrs. McCalmont's 1st Grade Class

Coming soon...

5th Grade Hero Prints

3rd Grade Creative Color Wheels

4th Grade Clay Coil Mugs and Vases

And...

SPACE themed artwork by ALL of the students that will be displayed at the Westlawn Carnival on February 20th!

Speaking of the Westlawn Carnival...

I will be entering a watercolor painting of Westlawn into the auction! The auction item will be a 11.75x36 inch print of the original painting that I gifted Dr. Sanders when he retired last year. There will only be ONE copy for sale... so don't forget to enter your bid!

Speaking of Dr. Sanders...

Have you heard he published a book? I actually had the honor of illustrating it and to see it printed in book form is SO COOL! Below is the link to the book as well as an article written about PJ and his collection of stories. Dr. Sanders is an avid hunter and his book contains stories of his adventures (and misadventures) with his beloved dog Josie. Who knew our formal principal had such a gift of writing?! There are even rumors that he will be writing more in the future... possibly a children's series?!

http://www.amazon.com/Gospel-According-Josie-Between-Hunting/dp/1515388352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450577262&sr=8-1&keywords=the+Gospel+According+to+Josie

 https://townnewstoday.com/pj-sanderss-the-gospel-according-to-josie-signing-book-talk-thursday-evening/?area=grafton-cedarburg

Thanks for stopping by! We'll "see" you again at the end of February!