Most every Monday in the art room is knows as "Mobile Monday". It is a day that we have a mobile lab cart meaning we have laptops for each students to work. We start the year with typing practice and games (BBC dance mat typing is awesome!) and basics of entering a web address, refreshing pages, etc.
Once I feel students have the basics of computer and typer literacy we start the true fun. This weeks 3rd and 4th grade artist were asked to write a "Love Letter" to a selected artist based on their personal preference between Van Gogh's rich movement style and Seurat's bright pointillism style. Students reflected on why they liked the particular style and wrote to the artist. Below are samplings of their class-chatter assignment posts.
Dear,Van Gogh ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Your artwork is amazing with contrast and balance! The mood is dark and wonderful at the same time. This starry Night panting made me feel amazing and talented that I can do anything I set my mind to. I feel your artwork has movement and design in it and it makes me feel alive and free! I feel the artist was tring to make his artwork stand out to every young artist! Whenever I looked at the panting for the first time it was exceptional and plesent! I felt as if the stars were circling my heart!
love,
Michaela ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♦♦♦♦
Dear George Seurat, your art work is the most wonderful, and amazing art work I've ever seen!
You have lots of style in your ideas. I love how you did dots instead of strokes with a paintbrush. It looks very realistic and has lots of movement. It is a wonderful landscape with lots and lots of character. This art makes me feel alive and think of summer instead of winter. I really admire how you used balance. I love balance because it evens out the art work.
I adore your art work, Seurat. Please make more!♥♥♥♥♥♥
yours truly,
Kenley♥♥
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Dear, Van Gogh
I like that it has movement. It looks like waves in the sky, with some houses below, a big mountain up in the sky, and some stars with the waves.
The blue sky is the water and the sweralls are the waves. The waves also look like boomerangs shooting acros the sky. hitting the stars and bounsing off.
The houses look like people gazing off into the sky. looking at the stars,mountains, and hills.
As you can see that the picture is beautiful, with the stars, the mountains, and the houses.
Jacob
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Dear Van Gogh,
I love Starry Night. It is just outstanding. This artwork makes me feel like an artist. I think its crazy how you move the brush I could not do that. If that was my artwork I would ad people outside of the houses.
Starry Night is my favorite art in the world. I think your movement is a really cool design for art. I like this art work because I like the space design, the colors, and the movement. How do you swirl your brush the way you do?
From,Kyle
Dear Van Gogh I like your painting because it has lots of movement and dark color.I also like Starry Night because it has very gorgeous swirls and shapes.I like how it looks like the stars are staring down on the elegant city.I like how you can see the swirls,stars and the beautiful sky in the back round. love,Jayden
In the art room we believe that evaluating an artwork is the same as reading and decoding a book. I love the insightful and personal writings that they displayed!
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