January 2023

Happy New Year! During January, we have been looking at the art element of value, the lightness or darkness of a color. We have also been working with creating shades by adding black and tints by adding white. Creating value is essential to our art practice as we make 2D shapes into 3D forms.

We have also been using colored pencils, which require lots of sharpening practice. To help out, I have installed two wall-mounted pencil sharpeners for students.

As promised, a couple more videos from ScratchGarden, Your Pencils Are Wrong! and The Value Song!

Lastly, I have shared this with the students, and a number have gone to see it, The Art of the Brick. The Art of the Brick is over 90 sculptures created by Nathan Sawaya, an artist who creates with LEGO. It runs now through Sunday, April 23, 2023. It’s been wonderful to discuss museum visits in class.

Please, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Mr. Osburn

December 2022

During December, we have been looking at Abstract art. Some have been working with the primary colors, and Mondrian and others have been looking at Kandinsky and working with mixing colors.

A couple more videos from ScratchGarden, The Texture Song! and The Advanced Color Song!

Please, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Mr. Osburn

November 2022

During November, we have been looking at and working with symbols. In particular, symbols used by Native Americans. Here is one video that we looked at and discussed.

We have also been expanding the list of mediums and materials that can be used responsibly in the art room.

Please, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Mr. Osburn

October 2022

October is flying by, and we have gotten off to a beautiful start in the Art Room.

We have been working at getting to know our Smart Artist expectations. 

SMART ARTIST expectations are posted around the art room. SMART is an acronym for S – Say Kind Words, M – Make Safe Choices, A – Always be Responsible, R – Respect Our School, and T- Try Your Best. ARTIST is an acronym for A – Attitude is a Choice. Be Positive, R – Raise Your Hand to Ask or Tell, T – Try Your Best, I – Immediately Follow Directions, S – Stay Quiet, Focused, and Safe, and T – Take Responsibility – Clean Up. 

I promised the students that I would include the links to some of our favorite videos. They are from ScratchGarden; they are Lines, Shapes, and Colors.

Please, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.
Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Mr. Osburn

September 1st, 2022

Hello, and welcome to Art!

Our art room aims to provide all learners with the opportunity to explore and connect with various techniques and materials that help them create art individually and collaboratively. Each art class should be a positive experience for every student, regardless of their creative abilities. I will provide a safe environment where all learners can experiment with expressing themselves visually. Each child is at the very beginning of their journey into the world of visual culture and art education. Here they will begin to build creative confidence in themselves and trust in each other as they start to understand the benefits of working together despite having different ideas and opinions. 

In this class, your students will create artwork using various media. At times we will work with wet and messy materials. I will try to let your students know the week before.

Please, if you have any questions, feel free to email me at j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.

Thank you for your patience and understanding,

Mr. Osburn

¡Hola y bienvenidos a Arte!

Nuestra sala de arte tiene como objetivo brindar a todos los alumnos la oportunidad de explorar y conectarse con diversas técnicas y materiales que los ayuden a crear arte de forma individual y colaborativa. Cada clase de arte debe ser una experiencia positiva para todos los estudiantes, independientemente de sus habilidades creativas. Proporcionaré un entorno seguro donde todos los alumnos puedan experimentar expresándose visualmente. Cada niño se encuentra al comienzo de su viaje al mundo de la cultura visual y la educación artística. Aquí comenzarán a desarrollar confianza creativa en sí mismos y confianza mutua a medida que comienzan a comprender los beneficios de trabajar juntos a pesar de tener ideas y opiniones diferentes.

En esta clase, sus estudiantes crearán obras de arte usando varios medios. A veces trabajaremos con materiales mojados y sucios. Trataré de informar a sus estudiantes la semana anterior.

Por favor, si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en enviarme un correo electrónico a j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.

Gracias por su paciencia y comprensión,

Sr. osburn

Olá, bem-vindo à Arte!

Nossa sala de arte visa proporcionar a todos os alunos a oportunidade de explorar e se conectar com várias técnicas e materiais que os ajudam a criar arte de forma individual e colaborativa. Cada aula de arte deve ser uma experiência positiva para todos os alunos, independentemente de suas habilidades criativas. Fornecerei um ambiente seguro onde todos os alunos possam experimentar se expressar visualmente. Cada criança está no início de sua jornada no mundo da cultura visual e da educação artística. Aqui eles começarão a construir confiança criativa em si mesmos e confiar um no outro à medida que começam a entender os benefícios de trabalhar juntos, apesar de terem ideias e opiniões diferentes.

Nesta aula, seus alunos criarão obras de arte usando várias mídias. Às vezes vamos trabalhar com materiais molhados e bagunçados. Tentarei informar seus alunos na semana anterior.

Por favor, se você tiver alguma dúvida, sinta-se à vontade para me enviar um e-mail para j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.

Obrigado pela sua paciência e compreensão,

Sr. Osburn

أهلا ومرحبا بكم في الفن!

تهدف غرفة الفن لدينا إلى تزويد جميع المتعلمين بفرصة الاستكشاف والتواصل مع مختلف التقنيات والمواد التي تساعدهم على إنشاء الفن بشكل فردي وتعاوني. يجب أن يكون كل فصل فني تجربة إيجابية لكل طالب بغض النظر عن قدراته الإبداعية. سأوفر بيئة آمنة حيث يمكن لجميع المتعلمين تجربة التعبير عن أنفسهم بصريًا. كل طفل في بداية رحلته إلى عالم الثقافة المرئية والتعليم الفني. هنا سيبدأون في بناء الثقة الإبداعية في أنفسهم والثقة في بعضهم البعض عندما يبدأون في فهم فوائد العمل معًا على الرغم من وجود أفكار وآراء مختلفة.

في هذا الفصل ، سيقوم طلابك بإنشاء أعمال فنية باستخدام وسائط مختلفة. في بعض الأحيان سنعمل بمواد مبللة وفوضوية. سأحاول إعلام طلابك في الأسبوع السابق.

من فضلك ، إذا كان لديك أي أسئلة ، فلا تتردد في مراسلتي عبر البريد الإلكتروني على j.osburn@winthrop.k12.ma.us.

شكرا لصبرك و تفهمك،

السيد أوزبورن