Thank you to all of you who came out to Shark Art Night!  What a fun event!  We look forward to holding more during the 2016-17 school year!

 After a short lesson on landscape art, our PA moms and daughters spent the evening using watercolor and sharpies to create their own piece of art!  

This was one of our auction items at the art show!

Georgia O'Keeffe inspired flowers made with paper towels and watered down all purpose glue on a pizza box.  Painted with acrylic paint.

Getting your hands dirty has never been better!  Today second graders worked on their Margaret Owen Oranges using paper mache!!

Using Fimo clay, fourth graders began their re-creation of Oranges and Limes in the studio.  The backdrop, the tablecloth, and then the bowl and oranges were all completed on a small scale.  Can't wait to see these assembled and on display.

Diligently working away, sixth graders spent an entire day dedicated to art.  With a Margaret Owen piece to paint, metallic free form leaves for the school wide tree auction piece, a teapot they drew in pastels and then water colored and ending with  story stones that will be auctioned off, these students enjoyed creating all day long.  The results are magnificent.    

It's that time of the year again.  Placer Academy is elbow deep in paint, clay and paper mache.  Students across all grade levels have had the opportunity to learn about Margaret Owen's Oranges and Limes as well as recreate their own version of this piece.  They have also spent time with docents learning various elements of art and producing pieces that will be showcased at the art show.  Some of the art will be auctioned off, while other pieces will return home with the students at the end of the show.  There will also be many different items auctioned off to support the arts program- including a weekend in Tahoe, Giants tickets, art classes, jewelry, and items created by makers from around the area.  We encourage everyone to join us!

Inspired by Georgia O'Keefe, the middle schoolers spent many sessions developing the techniques required to produce these amazing pieces.  They were also given the opportunity to use a variety of mediums- charcoal, watercolor and oil pastel.