(Please note: if you would like to jump into a class already in session, let me know and arrangements can be made as long as the class is not full. Also the months of Spring/Summer and Nov/Dec are one month series available here:  https://outschool.com/classes/art-with-ms-amy-intro-to-art-four-week-version-certified-visual-art-teacher-3bcVTraD?usid=7WJIn5dw&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link)
 Same class just in a four-week increment to accommodate summer schedules.  

Let's have fun exploring the wonderful world of art together! In this eight-week course, taught by experienced and certified educator and artist- Amy Pollman, learners will have the opportunity to be introduced to art making and art making processes. Learners will create beautiful artworks using basic techniques of drawing, cutting, gluing, pasting, painting, sculpting, and color concepts. In addition, we will briefly discuss art history and culture from around the world as it pertains to our projects. 

Learners will learn a new weekly concept taught by Ms. Amy in demonstration and also referenced in context through a brief PowerPoint which will illustrate our technique. Learners are encouraged to be interpretive and imaginative with the projects as they are assigned. Students will have the opportunity to begin their projects and complete them after class if necessary. 

(This schedule is flexible and some changes may occur as necessary.)

Section 1: (Aug-Oct) 

Week 1: Experimenting with Color and the Color Wheel: color with crayons Paul Klee Fish- blue and white paper and crayons

Week 2: Understanding Shapes: Cutting and gluing- Making a Shape Monster- Read along- Construction paper, scissors, glue, markers

Week 3: Drawing with Line- Artist Kandinsky teaches us about abstract painting- tempera paint, brushes and white or construction paper

Week 4: Watercolor wash crayon resist- In the jungle- watercolors and watercolor paper, cardstock or construction paper

Week 5: Sculpture: Kusama pinch pots- model magic 

Week 6: Multi-Media Culture- Large format mosaic- tissue paper squares, construction paper, glue stick, scissors

Week 7: Culture- Cut Paper Masks from around the world.- construction paper sculpture, glue stick, scissors, pencil 

Week 8: Contemporary Art: Making a dream quilt: looking at the art of Faith Ringgold tissue paper squares, construction paper, markers and/or colored pencils 

Section 2: (Oct - Dec) 

Week 1: Leaf art crayon rubbing- Crayons and watercolor paint

Week 2: Autumn landscape- tissue paper collage with black construction paper

Week 3: Roll and Draw Picasso- A fun drawing game with a die (one of two dice) 

Week 4: Soft sculptures of Claes Oldenburg- Model magic

Week 5: Native American quilts- Tempera paint

Week 6: Surrealism Skies Dali Dreams: watercolor and markers 

Week 7: Robot sculptures- folded construction paper and/or Holiday Pop Up Cards 

Week 8: Snow Day Paintings-  Q-tip tempera paint


Section 3: (Jan-Mar)

Week 1:  New Years around the world:  fireworks blow paint (supplies: tempera or acrylic paint, construction paper, water cup, paint brushes, paint palette)

Week 2: Chinese New Year Dragon- painted paper cut paper collage  (supplies: tempera or acrylic paint, construction paper, water cup, paint brushes, scissors, glue stick, crayons  paint palette)

Week 3: Picture Stories and Books- bookmaking (supplies: construction paper, some saved painted paper from previous week, white printer or notebook paper, crayons, glue stick, pencils, eraser, scissors) 

Week 4: If a famous artist made a Snowman....- crayon wax resist watercolor  ( supplies: crayons, watercolor, brushes, watercolor paper, water cup, watercolor paint, black marker) 

Week 5: Jim Dine Hearts- (supplies: oil pastels, scissors, glue stick, pencils)

Week 6: Sagrada Familia Stained Glass- Tissue Paper stained glass- tissue paper collage (tissue paper squares, black construction paper, scissors, glue stick, white sketch paper, pencils, wax paper) 


Week 7: Where the wild things are monsters- (supplies model magic, white sketch paper, markers) 

Week 8: Klimt tree of Life- watercolor oil pastels resist ( supplies: oil pastels, watercolor, brushes, watercolor paper, water cup, watercolor paint, pencils) 

Section 4  (Mar-Apr) 

Week 1: Basquiat- painting: tempera paint on construction paper,  tempera paint brushes, paint palette, water cup

Week 2:  Modigliani portraits- crayons on construction paper, pencils 

Week 3: Asian Cherry Blossom Chinese Vases- mixed media painting-watercolors, watercolor paper, watercolor brushes, tempera paint, construction paper, tempera paint brushes, paint palette, water cup, scissors, glue stick 

Week 4: Georgia O’ Keefe Blooms- oil pastels, card stock or white construction paper, pencils 

Week 5: Jeff Koons sculpture- model magic, white paper, markers 

Week 6: Chagall scenes- watercolor oil pastel resist, watercolor paper, watercolor paints, watercolor brushes, pencils, water cup

Week 7: Frankenthaler abstraction- tissue paper painting, tissue paper squares, glue stick, watercolor paints, water cup, watercolor brushes, scissors 

Week 8: April Showers- upcycled collage: salvaged recyclable papers, wrapping paper, scrap book paper, construction paper, pencil, glue stick, scissors 

Section 5- May
 (The Summer courses are one month courses available here https://outschool.com/classes/art-with-ms-amy-intro-to-art-four-week-version-certified-visual-art-teacher-3bcVTraD?usid=7WJIn5dw&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link)


Week 1: Mother’s Day cards- construction paper collage
 
Week 2: Cinco do Mayo- make a piñata- tissue paper and toilet paper roll 

Week 3: Grandma Moses-drawing- crayons on construction paper

Week 4: Memorial Day- Jasper Johns- painting with acrylic or tempera on construction paper

Section 6 (June)

Week 1: Takashi Murakami- markers on paper

Week 2: Wayne Thiebaud Cakes- oil pastels 


Week 3: Marisol Escobar- Up-cycled puppets - craft sticks, thin cardboard packaging, fabric scraps

, scrap yarn, markers, model magic

Week 4: R.C. Gorman- Native American Cubism- watercolor and black marker

Section 7 (July) 

Week 1: Miro -monsters drawing 

Week 2: Keith Haring, dancing figures -collage with marker 

Week 3:  Oaxacan animals- crayons on colored paper 

Week 4:   Hilma of Klimt- watercolor mixed media  summer pool scenes- oil pastel 

Section 8: (August)

Week 1 sculpture- Laurel Birch cats - model magic 

Week 2- summer pool scenes David Hockney- oil pastel 

Week 3- Eric Carle -painted paper 

Week 4- Regional African recycled art upcycle masks 

My teaching style playful yet informed. I keep the students motivated and inspired in a collaborative, interpretive friendly, inclusive and culture conscience classroom. Classes will always have the theme introduced in the beginning, learners will participate in a short demo and then they will have a good portion of the class to create. 

Each week the students will get a supply list that they will need to bring to class. It is important that the students come with the supplies they need for each project so class may operate in a timely manner. Course supplies are listed in the supply list below. 

This class is age appropriate for kindergartners, but it would be helpful to have holding a drawing utensil, cutting and gluing experience prior to class.