Salvador Dali Mustaches

Today we learned about the artist, Salvador Dali.   He was one of the most famous and unusual artists of the twentieth century.    His best known paintings are called surrealistic.

The Persistence of Memory

He is also famous for his mustache!

After learning about Dali, we learned how to draw a face with expression.  Then each 3rd grader gave their face a fancy Dali-esque mustache!

Continuous Line Drawings

Students learned about a drawing exercise that artists use to improve their ability look for lines and shapes called, Continuous Line Drawing.

Pablo Picasso creating a continuous line drawing.

For this exercise, students put their pen down on their paper and do not lift it from the paper until their drawing is done.  Some students even tried the blind continuous line drawing exercise, where you don't look at your paper the entire time you are drawing.

Students drew faces, their hands, water bottles, scissors, and many other things without lifting their pens.  Tricky.....but they did an amazing job.    Each student chose two of their favorite drawings to display.   Here they are: