Second Grade Lewis and Clark

In second grade we created name tags and studied about a painter named William F. Reese.  We observed a painting done by Mr. Reese titled Chiapanecas.  We noticed his use of color and lines.  We used oil pastels to create our own dancers using the elements of art bellow.

line—an element of art: the flat path of a dot through space used by artists to control the viewer’s eye movement; a thin mark made by a pencil, pen, or brush

line quality—the width or appearance of any line, such as thick or thin, smooth or rough, continuous or broken

line types—the variety of directions and shapes that a line may have; vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag

line types—there are five (5) types of lines:  vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, zigzag

shape—an element of visual arts; a closed space made when a line connects to itself

geometric shapes—a defined form; circle, square, triangle

geometric—any shapes that are based on math principles, such as a square, circle, and triangle hatching, cross hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines and shapes

texture—an element of visual arts; how something feels or appears to feel; stippling, hatching, cross hatching, scribbling, broken lines, repeating lines and shapes

warm—a group of colors in the color wheel associated with warmth, such as red, yellow, and orange. They appear to advance toward the viewer in an artwork

cool colors—group of colors on the color wheel that includes blues, greens, and violets.  They appear to look further away from the viewer in an artwork

value/shading—an element of visual arts; the lightness and darkness of a line, shape, or form