quarterly A PUBLICATION OF MR. NIXON > APPLEWOOD ART TEACHER

HIGHLIGHTING APPLEWOOD’S ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE

issue 2 I 2016-2017

2 quarter

FIFTH GRADE STUDENT ELLIE JONES AND HER WINNING ART CLUB T-SHIRT DESIGN!

Featuring: Dillon Healy

Olivia Thomas

Katie Callahan

Mackenzie Soeder

Janna Graves

Alicia Posey

Featuring: Dillon Healy

Olivia Thomas

Katie Callahan

Mackenzie Soeder

Janna Graves

Alicia Posey

“Octo” Means...

KINDERGARTEN

“Octo” Means...

“Orange Octopus”

Heni Sandoval

W hat does “octo” mean? If

you said “eight,” you are

one smart cookie! An

octopus has eight arms. Check out

Dillon’s awesome octopus below! He

used watercolor paint and chalk

pastels to create it. Notice how he

used swirling lines to make it seem

like the octopus is moving around in

water. Keep up the great work Dillon!

Dillon Healy Dillon Healy

GRADE 1

Grapes: SNACK & STILL-LIFE

O livia has blossomed into quite the artist for a first grader! Notice in

her painting below how she made the grapes appear three-

dimensional by using different values, adding a

highlight on each grape, and creating a bold shadow

underneath. Doesn’t her painting make your mouth

water? Great job Olivia!

Olivia Thomas

Not only are grapes a healthy snack

option, but they are also great for a

still-life. A still-life is a piece of art

featuring objects of an artist’s choice

to draw or paint. The painting above by

Jared Blake Sines is a realistic still-

life. What objects would you include in

a still-life painting?

GRADE 2

Lovely Landscape

A landscape is a piece of art

that captures outdoor

scenery, including things

such as mountains, rivers, trees, and

valleys. Katie’s landscape painting

includes mountains that look like you

could ski down them, pine trees that

appear prickly, a cool serene lake,

and a warm, gorgeous sunset.

Wouldn’t you love to go on vacation

and kick back and relax in…Katie

Callahan’s landscape painting!

Katie Callahan

Bob Ross (right) was the king of

landscape paintings (and the

perfect afro). His beloved TV

show, “The Joy of Painting,”

aired from 1983 to 1995 and

helped teach aspiring artists

how to create beautiful

landscapes at home.

GRADE 3

Bird a la

Audubon

M ackenzie

Soeder’s

watercolor painting

of a bird is

remarkable

for a third

grader!

Notice how

she made

it look like

sunlight is

shining on the

bird’s chest. Check

out the short

brushstrokes that

she used to create

a feathery texture

on the bird’s body

and a bark-like

texture on the

branch.

She even

used

different

values of

blue to

give the

bird form.

Watercolor is a

challenging

medium, and Ms.

Soeder rocked it!

John James

Audubon was an

“ornithologist.”

That’s a fancy word

for a person who

studies birds. He

painted nearly 500

species of birds

during his lifetime.

That’s a lot of birds!

Mackenzie Soeder

Did You Know?

GRADE 4

Stick With It!

J anna

Graves, a

fourth-

grader here at

Applewood

Elementary School,

made her own

Butterfield-inspired

horse using sticks

found outside on

Applewood’s

property. Janna

traced a horse

template on her

paper, glued

appropriate-sized

sticks into the shape

trying to minimize

white space, and

came up with an

amazing piece of

art! Try it yourself:

What found objects

could you use to

make a piece of art?

Janna

Graves

Deborah Butterfield is a modern artist who uses found

pieces of wood to construct life-size horse sculptures.

Check out one of her amazing sculptures below!

Doesn’t it seem as if you could saddle up and ride it?

Deborah

Butterfield,

shown at the

left with her

horse friends,

has art studios

in Montana

and Hawaii.

GRADE 5

You’re Making

Me Hungry! Claes Oldenburg is a famous Pop

Artist who is well-known for his

installations and oversized food

sculptures. An “installation” is usually

a three-dimensional piece of art made

for a specific location. In addition to

his hamburger (above right), he has

also made French fries, a club

sandwich, an apple core, cake, donuts

and even ice cream! Doesn’t

Oldenburg’s art make you hungry? It

makes me want to go to “Five Guys!”

Alicia’s oil pastel hamburger drawing is a remarkable piece of art. This mouth-

watering sandwich is decked out with countless toppings. How many do you see?

Alicia

Posey

ART CLUB

Mr. Nixon: What media did you use to

make the *chicken leg sculpture?

Ben & Jake: We used paper, paper

towel tubes, tape, plaster wrap, and

paint.

Mr. Nixon: What was your favorite part

of making the food sculpture?

Ben & Jake: Our favorite part was

putting the plaster wrap on!

Mr. Nixon: What was the most

challenging part of making the

chicken leg?

Ben & Jake: The most challenging part

was painting it to look like an actual

chicken leg.

Mr. Nixon: When did you make the

sculpture and how long did it take

you?

Ben & Jake: We made the chicken leg

during our lunch and it took us about a

month.

Q&A with Ben and Jake

Jake Nikolaus & Ben Deiotte Jake Nikolaus & Ben Deiotte

*The chicken leg sculpture is part of a series of food sculptures for

Applewood’s cafeteria. This sculpture joins the carrot (vegetable

group), the cluster of grapes (fruit group), and the soft pretzel (grains

group). The final sculpture in the works is the milk carton (dairy group).