Fifth Grade British Art

5^th graders took inspiration from two different artists, Damien Hirst and Banksy. 

Two of the 5^th grade classes learned about the world’s richest artist, Damien Hirst and created their own version of spin art and personalized it by cutting it into a symbol that represents their personality. 

The other two 5^th grade classes learned about controversial British graffiti artist Banksy, who is famous for his large scale stenciled murals. This inspired 5^th graders to work in groups to create their own mural using stencils and graffiti writing centered on a theme of their choice. 

Fourth Grade British Art

4^th graders were inspired by British landscape artist JMW Turner and created their own dream like watercolor landscapes.

Third Grade British Art

3^rd graders created animal sculptures with negative space in the style of British sculptor Henry Moore who was famous for his large scale abstract sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. 

Second Grade British Art

2^nd grade took inspiration from the Royal Coat of Arms and created their own personal Coat of Arms that contains symbols relating to their personality and interests.

First Grade British Art

First graders painted underwater self-portraits inspired by British painter David Hockney who created a series of swimming pool paintings.

Kindergarten British Art

Kindergarten also looked at UK castles for inspiration and painted castles using watercolors and glitter crayons.

Pre-K British Art

Pre-K students looked at famous castles in the UK and created their own castle by creating a collage of shapes and adding details with crayons.