Mrs. O'Connell's Art Room

Kindergartners discovered a different kind of printmaking as they stamped pieces of cardboard onto their paper.  We discussed how blueprints...

After creating our ships in a bottle we looked at another maritime artist from the MFA -Winslow Homer and his painting The Fog Warning.  S...

Second Graders used paper plates and shapes to explore the concept of rotational symmetry.  When their designs were complete, we added color...

Fourth graders practiced creating contour drawings by using markers to trace their own image onto a piece of transparency taped to a mirror....

1st graders are looking at the work of Eric Carle.  Eric Carle creates his famous images -like The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by painting tiss...

Fifth graders learned about the discovery and restoration of China's Terracotta Warriors.  Each of these 8,000 sculptures are unique. ...

Fourth Graders examined the ancient art of Chinese Brush ink painting.  We had a great opportunity to work with ink and actual bamboo brus...