Let's Create Middle School Art

Welcome to Let's Create Middle School Art. Students will create a new project each week using the elements of art and principles of design as the backbone. In middle school art, projects will both serve as a review and reinforcement of the ideas of the elements and principles found in elementary art. Focus will be on building art techniques and subjects from simple to complex. Next, we will highlight the element or principle that is most important in each project.

The class will be structured so that students will be welcomed and briefly introduced at the beginning of class. I will then show a brief slide show of the art topic to be covered. Students will be encouraged to ask questions and comment on the art in the slide presentation. Following the slides, I will review the art materials being used each week. I will have an example artwork plus make a demonstration along with students. Every project will have plenty of opportunity for self expression and creativity. My teaching style is enthusiastic and encouraging. Students will use their own imaginations to create art they enjoy while mastering the art topics.

Students will have the opportunity to show their progress as we are creating, and ask questions along the way. Learners will show their art to the group at the end of each class. Some students will need longer than class time to finish their projects. The classroom may be used to display finished work after class. I will provide positive feedback and constructive suggestions tailored to individual student levels.

Current Schedule:
Week of March 31st: Contour Line Still Life - Sharpie Marker

Week of April 7th: Radial Symmetry Mandala - Materials May Vary
Week of April 14th: Salvador Dali Inspired Distorted Time - Materials May Vary
Week of April 21st: Zen-tangle Animal - Pen and Watercolor
Week of April 28th: Monet Inspired Lotus Flower - Oil Pastels 

Week of May 5th: Tree Silhouette Day and Night - Acrylic Paint including Black Paint
Week of May 12th: Your Bedroom, Van Gogh Style! - Materials May Vary
Week of May 19th: Hokusai Great Wave Mash Up- Materials May Vary
Week of May 26th - Frida Kahlo Inspired Fruit Still Life - Oil Pastels (No Class Monday)

Summer Session:
Week of June 2: Basquiat Dinosaurs - Materials will vary
Week of June 9: Georgia O’Keeffe Red Poppy - Oil Pastels
Week of June 16: Vibrant Gauguin Landscape - Acrylic Paint 
Week of June 23: Seashell with Cross Contour Lines - Sharpie Marker
Week of June 30: Fireworks Watercolor Resist - Watercolor paints and white crayon
Week of July 7: Pop Art Pineapple - Acrylic Paint 
Week of July 14: Succulents - Oil Pastels on Black Paper 
Week of July 21: Fantasy Hermit Crab Houses - Pencil and Markers

Summer Break.  Fall 2025 will begin the week of August 18th.