Wylie
I.S.D
Dodd Elementary
Welcome to ~
Mrs. Nichols' Art Corner
Each month of the school year children will be studying a basic principle or element of art as well as learning about the life and works of a famous artist. In May we will be wrapping up all of the elements in art that we've studied this year including balance, shape, value, rhythm, color, space, form, movement, line, pattern and texture. We will also explore the world of "Pop Art" as we learn about the life and works of our featured artist.
The featured artist in May is:
Andy Warhol
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In the month of April students at Dodd participated in the district-wide "Celebrate the Arts" visual art show at Wylie High School. Out of the 98 entries from Dodd, 47 of our students received ribbons in the show.
Wow - way to go Dodd !!
Here are some designs done in art class in the month of April that show many of the elements we have been working on such as balance, shape, value, rhythm, color, space, form, movement, line, and pattern.
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In March we studied the famous artist...
Leonardo da Vinci
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Below are some of our student's interpretations of the Mona Lisa...
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As part of our study on Picasso, students learned about Picasso's unique and bold style that made him famous. Here is their interpretations of his style of art...
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In December the students studied about the life and works of artist Vincent Van Gogh. "Starry Night" was one of Van Gogh's most famous paintings. Our Dodd students gave us their interpretation of this beautiful piece...
"Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh
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The last few weeks of October the students drew and colored their own version of a Still Life picture using colored pencils...
Using some wonderful creativity our budding artist's at Dodd made some half magazine / half drawing pictures....
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As part of our unit on lines we created some "Line Study" drawings using zigzag and wavy lines. Take a look at what we came up with...
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During the 3rd week of school students studied about the life and works of Jackson Pollock, who was best known for his Abstract Expressionism Art. During this week children created their own interpretations of Jackson's style using paint droppers and scraping tools. We have some very creative kids at Dodd ! Take a look ...
A Little About Me
I have enjoyed art for many years as a doll artist for the Danbury Mint as well as painting custom tiles for kitchens and baths professionally . I have always involved art as part of what I do whether it be teaching Sunday School to Preschool and Elementary students, which I've done for the past twenty years, or teaching Pre-K at a private school.
I have been married for 19 years to my husband who is currently a Dallas Police Sergeant. I have a son who is a Sophomore at Wylie High and a daughter who is an 8th grader at Cooper Jr. High.
This is my second year in Wylie and I am proud and excited to be a part of the Dodd team.
Please
feel free to contact me anytime during my conference period from
8:05 - 8:25am each morning or anytime after school. I look forward
to challenging your students to express their creativity through the
wonderful world of art !
Aimee Nichols
Art Teacher
Dodd Elementary
Voice Mail
(972)429-3000
ext.6688
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Knowledge is limited. Imagination
encircles the world. "
Albert Einstein
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Some things I'll be collecting over the course of the year for projects are :
* balloons * foil * wax paper * bags of flour * sequins ( any color ) * metal coat hangers
* crepe paper ( all colors ) *snack-size ziplock baggies * paper towels
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We began our unit on Texture the first week of the new year
by adding visual and tactile texture to our art using tissue paper...
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The week of October 22nd students "tore" into fall by
creating some colorful "mosaic tear-art"
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The week of Sept. 17th the students explored different ways
to use oil pastels. We had fun smudging and smearing our
way to some great works of art !
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What have we been up to in art class? The first week of school
students were each given the exact same amount of colored
shapes to create a design with. We had some very different
and delightful designs - take a look ...
