Art by Travis School Family https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm en-us 2020-03-25 14:41:44 UTC 2024-08-01 23:07:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/484943732/25232ee5717c5dd554c7ee0dbc9bef1f/traviselem.png TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/478771473 2020-03-27 16:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/478771473 TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/478775844 2020-03-27 16:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/478775844 TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/478780265 2020-03-27 16:34:41 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/478780265 Week of April 6 TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/479231290 Activity for all grades. 
Participate in READY-SET-DRAWish with author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds.  ]]> 2020-03-27 22:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/479231290 Week of March 30 TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/479999659 Activity for all grades.
Participate in the The Noisy Paintbrush Virtual Workshop about the artist Vasily Kandinsky.  ]]> 2020-03-28 22:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/479999659 TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/480000100 2020-03-28 22:41:52 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/480000100 Week of March 30 - Art Galleries TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/480889921 Activity for all grades. 
Take a virtual field trip and visit an online art gallery, see link below.
Choose a piece of art that interests you.
Use the SEE/THINK/WONDER thinking routine (see See/Think/Wonder column for details) to write about the piece you have chosen.]]> 2020-03-29 19:37:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/480889921 Doodles with Mo Willems TravisElem https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/487469025 2020-04-01 18:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/487469025 Activity for all grades: Art Bike rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/494861485 Week of April 13
Hi Tigers! Mr. Arena here!
Back before Spring break, I and many other HISD teachers were given a bike for their campus to create an "Art Bike" for the Houston Art Bike Parade. 
Sadly, the Art Bike Parade in May has been cancelled. HOWEVER, you can still design your own art bike! And with your parent's permission and help, decorate your real bike. Start by imagining. What would YOUR bike look like? Look at a few examples of actual art bikes. 
Then, draw, color or paint a picture of your art bike with whatever materials you have at home. Use the Elements of Art (there are 7) that you have learned about this year: Line,Shape, Color,etc. 
Save your creations. I would love to see them when we are able to get back together. Meanwhile I will be working on that Travis Art Bike! Miss you guys, stay safe! 


]]> 2020-04-06 14:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/494861485 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/495300213 2020-04-06 16:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/495300213 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/495308294 2020-04-06 16:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/495308294 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/495317247 2020-04-06 17:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/495317247 Activity:How to Draw a Bike Weeks of 4/13,4/20 All Grades(K-1st will need help) rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/501300819 Hi Travis Artists! Check out the drawing activity and give it a try. Ask a family member for help if you need it. No stress! Have some fun with it!       Art Questions: Which GEOMETRIC shapes did you use? Which ORGANIC shapes? How many ELEMENTS of ART did you use? Science Connection: A bike is a machine.So,what makes the WHEELS on the bike" go round and round"?


]]> 2020-04-09 21:20:37 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/501300819 Art Bike Progress Report Week of April 20 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513114491 Hope everyone enjoyed the art bike activity. I have been working on the actual bike at home and I want to share some pics of the progress. 
Since we ARE the Travis Tigers, I just had to make a Tiger bike. 
The big challenge was finding the right material to make the tiger's head. Since I LOVE to use recycled stuff(junk?) whenever possible, I ended up cutting up a used air conditioner filter as an ARMATURE (frame). It has fabric covering the wire netting inside which I shaped into the FORM of a tigers head. 
Then the fun part, painting the DETAILS of the tigers face. Check out the pictures!]]> 2020-04-17 15:20:36 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513114491 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513174405 2020-04-17 15:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513174405 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513175756 2020-04-17 15:46:00 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513175756 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513177820 2020-04-17 15:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513177820 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513179619 2020-04-17 15:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513179619 Activity for week of April 20 Grades K-2nd: Drawing an ABSTRACT Face rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513424331 Study the PORTRAITS by Paul Klee and Pablo Picasso.
How are they different? How are they similar? Why do you think the artists drew them in that way?
Following the steps, draw your own unique version of an ABSTRACT face. ]]> 2020-04-17 17:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513424331 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513524956 2020-04-17 18:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513524956 K-2 Time to draw: rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513526277 2020-04-17 18:42:05 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513526277 Activity for week of April 20 Grades 3-5 Drawing Facial Proportions rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/513567541 Artists use facial proportions to help place FEATURES correctly on the human face. Artists use LIGHTLY DRAWN GUIDELINES to draw FRONTAL and PROFILE PORTRAITS more accurately. 
Look at the Leonardo da Vinci drawing. Do you think that he spent a great deal of time studying the proportions of the human face? Did he use guidelines on this sketch? Why do you think that he left those lines visible?
Okay, time to draw! 
Starting with pencil ,follow the illustrated steps to draw a face.(REMEMBER,DRAW LIGHTLY so that you can erase unwanted lines).


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Please send pictures of any of your artwork to : rarena@houstonisd.org
or to the link below:]]> 2020-04-24 13:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/528343286 Surrealistic Portrait Grades 2-5 Weeks of May 4-15 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537454283 Go to the ARTIST column and Look at the examples of faces done in the SURREALIST style by: Thomas Fedro, Jim Warren, and Mr. Arena.
Use the SEE,THINK, WONDER technique to describe your reaction to any or all of the works. 
Then, with the knowledge and skills you gained in the previous activity  (how to draw the human face), draw a basic face .Remember to draw very lightly so that you can change the size, and position of the the features to suit YOUR imagination. 
The idea is to create a world that could exist only in dreams or fantasy. That is what the SURREALISTS tried to do in their art. Please use whatever materials you have , whether pencil, crayons, markers or paint. Have Fun!]]> 2020-04-28 19:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537454283 Abstract Surreal Face rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537575890 Artist: ThomasC Fedro]]> 2020-04-28 21:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537575890 Surreal Portrait rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537578315 Artist: Jim Warren]]> 2020-04-28 21:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537578315 Eyes of the Island rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537581455 Artist: Ron Arena]]> 2020-04-28 21:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/537581455 Facial Expressions GradesK-2nd Weeks 5-4 and 5-11 rarena1 https://padlet.com/TravisElem/g9v6fg6oqblm/wish/542513336 When we are feeling a certain EMOTION, our FEELING shows on our face. That is called a FACIAL EXPRESSION. Our EYES, MOUTH, and even our NOSE help to show what we are feeling. Artists and Illustrators use facial expressions to show us what their subjects are feeling and give them more character.
ACTIVITY: Look in a mirror and see how many expressions your face is able to show.
Use the work sheet (or draw your own head and face shapes) to practice drawing different expressions. Start with pencils, then add color with crayon. markers. or paint. There may be a few that are not on the worksheet! You can add them also! Oh by the way, Mother's Day is coming up! How about an Expressive Portrait or Self Portrait to brighten up her Day?

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