Matryoshkas

Matryoshkas are Russian nesting dolls.  We learned about Russias culture during this art lesson.  We looked at images of St. Basil's Cathedral and discussed the difference between fantasy and realism. 

We also talked about how symmetry is shown in artwork if you can draw a line down the middle and have both sides equal.  Students also drew their matryoshkas in descending size order (from big to small) to demonstrate the art concepts of proportion and scale.  Students also learned how to draw proper facial features.

Some students in 4th and 5th grade got the opportunity to write a letter to a pen pal in Russia.  I will be sending those letters to an English speaking school in Moscow soon and we hope to get some back!

Botanical Gardens County Elementary Show

We had our county wide elementary show this week at the botanical gardens.  As usual, the show was wonderful.  I got a lot of great ideas from fellow art educators for future art lessons.  Here are some pictures of some of my students' artwork from the show...