CHALK ART

Troy's Work Table has had the opportunity to work with 18 awesome third and fourth graders on Fridays, exploring various art techniques, media, artists, and art movements. When TWT first started, many of the students would tell him that they couldn't draw. Some of them would burst into tears when we would start a new project.

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Oftentimes, the kids would rush through an art project, producing sloppy work and telling me they were done and were bored. They've grown over the past year. And yesterday, when we headed off to learn about "chiaroscuro" and experiment with shading and shadows in charcoal and sidewalk chalk, TWT had to make them put the chalk down and clean up. They were all so excited. No tears. They could draw whatever they wanted as long as their first piece only included a charcoal outline and one color of chalk. After that, they could make additional pieces with as many colors as they felt were needed.

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I provided black and white versions of sketches and paintings by various artists. Some kids used those pieces for inspiration. Some kids didn't. The following is only a handful of pieces the kids produced.

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A dog inspired by a Vincent van Gogh sketch. Fourth grader.

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A dog inspired by a Vincent van Gogh sketch. Third grader.

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A seal's head. Third grader.

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A Pokemon creature, some sort of super-evolution. Third grader.

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A tea cup. Fourth grader.

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A bull inspired by a Picasso lithograph. Two third graders.

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Barnyard animal heads (peeking out of the grass). Fourth grader.

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One-minute sketches. Fourth grader on the left. TWT on the right.

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American flag. Third grader and fourth grader.

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American flag. Two third graders.