Andy Warhol in Bentonville

     Over the summer, I had the awesome opportunity of teaching two Andy Warhol-themed summer camps (ages 10-12) at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Warhol's Nature is the name of the artwork currently on display by Andy Warhol and features artwork about his love of nature and animals. Especially endangered animals.
     At the start of our new school year, Old High art students can look forward to some of these same projects. Below are some pictures of the artwork we created:

Collaboration student display of Warhol inspired Silver Clouds and Cow Wallpaper

Art sample inspired by Warhol's Birds, Bees, and Butterfly illustrations:

Projects inspired by Warhol's Endangered Animals Series:

Completed 6th Grade Automata Currently on Display at the Amazeum!

Nice work on display at the Amazeum's tinker/maker space! Great job Old High Middle School, 6th grade (Class of 2015)

Amazeum info: http://www.amazeum.org/

"Paint Like Pollock"

Project complete!

OHMS 6th graders have finished their Paint Like Pollock project, a collaboration, mural-size painting inspired by Crystal Bridges' current exhibition: Van Gogh to Rothko. This current show highlights some major names from the abstract expressionist movement from the mid-1900s who we looked at for this piece.

One of the artists from the Van Gogh to Rothko show, and our inspiration for this project, is none other than Jackson Pollock himself and his famous work, "Convergence."

The students gained a clear understanding and appreciation for this style of art and learned how fun it can be to be expressive in art.

Our huge Paint Like Pollock painting measures approximately 6 x 12 feet and will be on display at Old High Middle School.

Take a look!

6th Grade: 3D Color Wheels (Art and Science Lesson)

Our 6th grade classes recently finished up a color study subject: 3D Color Wheels.
This project was inspired by a light box project from the Amazeum here in town.
The object of this lesson was to learn about the color wheel system and light, color, art interactions.
But the fun part? They look amazing when placed in front of different light sources!
Take a look at the finished products as well as our process:

Summer Programs for Students at Crystal Bridges

http://crystalbridges.org/education/student-programs/