Frosty Frames

First grade artists practiced painting, cutting, and gluing skills to create snowmen paintings. Second and third graders learned how to make their snowmen go "off the page" to create an interesting composition.

Colorful Creations

Primary students have been learning about color mixing. They created these compositions using only crayons in primary colors BLUE, YELLOW, andRED and their creativity. They then explored with color mixing to create the intermediate colors : PURPLE, GREEN, and ORANGE.

All about the Lines ! :)

At the beginning of the year, all students created sketchbooks to keep art class notes and sketches organized. Sketchbooks are also a place to practice drawing skills if students complete a project early. The first element of art that we learned about this year was LINE. NTA artists of all ages learned about many types of line and how this simple element can create amazing designs. Check out some of the drawings of our primary and intermediate students' sketchbooks.

Leaf Texture Rubbings

Art students in 2nd and 3rd grade explored the element of art called texture. They learned that texture is the way that something feels and that as artists we can show texture by creating rubbings with the side of a crayon. Students then used the wax-resist method of painting to add color around the rubbings without covering the crayon with watercolor paint.