Meet The Woods Road Families!

Our second grade artists started their painting unit by  exploring how to make a variety of secondary hues,  tints, and shades by limiting their palate  to the primary colors plus black and white. Before  we were ready to start our family portraits, we looked for inspiration from two very different painters that were familiar with the subject.   We learned how American born painter  Mary Cassatt was one of the first women to be accepted into the mostly male dominated art world  in the late 19th century.  Additionally, we recognized  how her work often depicts mothers taking care of their children using an impressionist style of painting.   Next, as a sharp contrast to Cassatt,  we examined Columbian artist Fernando Botero and students  quickly identified how he  exaggerated color and shape in his work.

At last, students anxiously got back to their seats and started placing different family members on the page, paying careful attention to letting paint dry before small details such as facial features, outfits, and accessories could be added.  They finished off their portraits by including
visual clues to let viewers know if their families were posing inside or out.

The Childs Bath, 1983 Mary Cassatt

A Family I, Fernando Botero

 

STUDENT WORK