This step-by-step drawing session will utilize simple techniques in order to teach students how to create a unique masterpiece.
TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Middle School
VA-027 Surf’s Up! (K-8)
We will be painting a beautiful sunset, learning how to blend colors for the sky and the sea.
VA-029 Underwater Adventures (K-8)
Let’s go under the sea to the depths of the ocean floor and learn how to paint an eight legged octopus!
VA-031 Handwriting Mythical Creatures (3-8)
Students will use their cursive handwriting skills to turn their name into creative mythical creatures or insects while learning and to recognize shapes and images that are symmetrical.
VA-052 Things that Make Us Want to Scream Emotions in Art (3-12)
After exploring emotionally-charged artwork and poetry created by various artists and authors, students will create their own artwork or writing featuring images or words based on things (not people) that make them emotional.
VA-053 Adjective, Adjective, Noun (3-8)
Each student will receive two adjectives and a noun, randomly pulled from a hat. They will then be encouraged to create an illustration or write a story
VA-055 Haiku (3-12)
After reading examples of haiku poetry and a brief discussion on the elements of a haiku poem, students will write their own haiku poems and create an illustration to accompany their poem.
VA-010 Cityscapes (3-8)
This project teaches about warm and cool colors and gives lots of practice in measurement.
VA-011 Clementine Hunter Zinnias (Grades 3-12)
Louisiana artist, Clementine Hunter, was a self-taught black folk artist known for artwork depicting plantation life in the early 20th Century.
VA-014 Earth’s Night Sky (3-8)
They will learn shapes, perspective, depth, and position when viewed from a particular point of view as they paint a nighttime scene of stars, a moon, sky and tree tops.

