OTA Cafe: K-8th Students Beautify the Old Town Academy Lunchroom!

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Each OTA class created a large format painting to hang in the lunchroom to beautify and help reduce the noise.

Kindergarten Students at work on a Gustav Klimt inspired Tree of Life!

Kindergarten Students at work on a Gustav Klimt inspired (perhaps a bit of Tim Burton as well! ) Tree of Life!

Kinder: Tree of Life

1st Grade Students had fun creating art inspired by Jackson Pollock- OTA Style!

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Ist Grade Jackson Pollock

2nd Grade went “Paleolithic” with their interpretation of the cave paintings found in Lascaux Cave, France

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2nd grade Cave Art

3rd grade were inspired by artist Sonia Delauney’s Electric Prisms, “Orphism”, and a nutritious bowl of fruit!

Electric Prisms by Sonia Delaunay
3rd Grade Robert Delaunay/ Orphism

4th graders were inspired by artists Manny Farber and Wayne Thiebaud and some not so nutritious food…. notice the line of ants also enjoying the visual feast!

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5th grade students painted traditional style- a bowl of fruit- in their interpretation of 17th century painter Jacob van Hulsdonck’s  Plums and Peaches- in OTA Style!

Jacob van Hulsdonck Plums and Peaches
5th grade Plums and Peaches

6th graders were inspired by the Industrial Revolution and Diego Rivera- a special thanks to Stevie and Julie for assisting with this project!

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7th grade looked to Vincent van Gogh for inspiration when they created this San Diego seascape Van Gogh style!

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7th grade Van Gogh

Andy Warhol inspired 8th graders to hold an OTA Soup Can contest– Winner Zoe Mitchell’s design was made into a silk screen, reproduced “a la Andy Warhol!”— each student painted the design in their own way!

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Finally, Children Paint The Masters ™after school Art club contributed their own painting in the style of Ancient Egypt !

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