Did Someone Say "Gobble?"

Life has been a blur this month. It seems only five minutes since we chatted Halloween art, doesn’t it?

I’ve slowly adjusted to the earlier sunsets (but I’m not happy about it) and we have two more giant spiders in the front yard. A few leaves are changing color. Yep, it’s fall.

In the art room it was a flurry of feathers as we created Thanksgiving-themed art.

My Kindergarten kiddos colored turkeys and we discussed fall colors (warm colors like red, orange and yellow).

 

First grade drew pictures of what they appreciate and turned them into cards for their families. Aren’t these adorable? I love how much detail they put in their drawings.

The card on the right shows the earth, with four trees growing from it. I thought this was delightful.

Second grade made their own Thanksgiving cards. These kids have such cute personalities, and some are very imaginative. I love the random detail one kiddo included—an owl. Are owls the new turkeys?

My third-grade artists turned pinecones and paper plates into festive turkeys. They loved this project, and I enjoyed seeing all the variety in the results.

I taught my fourth-grade students how to draw cornucopias. Each one is different and has so much detail. These amazing artists are only nine years old. A few “early finishers” made turkey table toppers (say that five times fast).

Fifth grade made cards out of paper plates. Aren’t these cornucopias delightful? 

Seventh grade learned to do accordion folds to create three-dimensional turkeys for Thanksgiving cards.

There is less variety in our art this month because it’s all themed around Thanksgiving. So, to round things out, I’m including a few of my own recent paintings. I painted a lot this year, which felt great. Almost all my paintings were small, and therefore easier to finish. I love 1950s and 1960s design, and it was fun to paint items from that era.

Below are two Rock-Ola jukeboxes (circa 1946 and 1960ish), the Capitol Records building in Los Angeles (built in 1965) and the neon sign from Jimmy Wong’s Golden Dragon in San Diego (1958). You know a sign is beautiful when the restaurant changes names and still keeps the sign with the former name.

Okay, back to the topic at hand. It’s Thanksgiving week. We have so much for which to be grateful. I’m thankful for family, friends, health, freedom, my students, my coworkers and so much more. Thank you for reading and have a happy and safe Thanksgiving….