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St. Paul's hosts exhibit of fine art
St. Paul's School children ages 3-8 attended an art exposition last Tuesday night. The artwork on display was mostly copies of Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet and George Seurat. The paintings were their own.The Haymarket show also included artwork that augmented the elementary school curriculum, including the use of patterns, graphic designs used in mathematics and three-dimensional maps of the United States.
Sculptures and water colors were on display in the PK3 (children age 3) class.
“We had them work on their paintings and sculptures while listening to Bach music,” said Nicole Roberts, a PK3 teacher.
The preschool and elementary students dressed in suits and ties and fancy dresses, strolled down the school corridors, viewing their work as they sipped sparkling apple cider in champagne flutes and nibbled on chocolate-dipped strawberries.
“It felt like we were visiting an art gallery,” said a parent of a first-grade student.
Jackie Del Vacchio, a fine arts instructor, had taught the children how to make swirling motions like Vincent Van Gogh’s paint strokes in “Starry Night.” She also taught them how to make quick brush strokes to capture light and color like Claude Monet did in his garden scenes.
The kindergarten, first and second grade students were introduced to George Seurat’s pointillism style of paining.
“It was exciting to see how the children were able to grasps the different styles of painting,” said Del Vacchio.
Maureen Lenihan, a second-grade teacher, said she was very pleased with the first and second grade artwork that was curriculum-based.
“Students created beautiful mosaics to represent the use of patterns and graphic designs used in mathematics. They also created salt dough maps that showcased our extensive unit on the United States. Art is a wonderful way to enhance the studies across the curriculum,” she said.
Kathleen Katz is the director of St. Paul's School in Haymarket.
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