Third Graders Use Technology to Create Landscapes in Art

The art and technology departments have joined hands this trimester to broaden and deepen the experience of landscape painting for our third grade artists. The students examined famous landscape paintings projected by iPad onto a screen. They paid particular attention to horizon line, depth, style, artist's palate, composition and texture.

As there is nothing like personal relevance to inspire young artists, the students were asked to think of locations that were special to them. The results spanned the globe. They used their iPads to locate and save photos related to their chosen locations, giving each student a takeoff point for planning a landscape painting. They are able to zoom in on their photos to see detail as well as to see the actual colors and realistic land-forms while painting. The landscape works of art are developing into dynamic landscapes.