Maxwell Kramer- Art Teacher
News From the Art Room
Students in grade 4 are beginning to design their own comics using writing process strategies to generate original ideas; and figurative drawings to tell their stories.
Students in grade 3 are working on self-portrait paintings using a combination of pencils and solid tempera paint. Students in grade 2 are working on mixed-media paintings of flowers inspired by Vincent Van Gough.
Kindergarten and 1st grade students are working on landscape paintings that include drawings of natural and man-made elements.
Pre-K students will be re-constituting their earliest drawings into fresh collages: adding tempera and watercolor paint to their cut paper designs.
SEPTEMBER 2023
Hello and Welcome PS 160 Families!
This is my first year teaching at Walter Francis Bishop Magnet School for the Arts. Before coming to work at PS 160, I taught Visual Art in public and private schools on Long Island. The work in my personal portfolio includes murals, traditional and digital printing, sculpture, art-event curation, and a rigorous practice in life-drawing.
One fun fact about me is that when I was an undergraduate student; I taught intramural Tai-Chi classes at Nassau Community College! Below, I have included the list of expectations which are posted in my classroom. These expectations are designed to give all students the best possible experience in the art studio. Please take the time to review them with your child so that we can have a great start to the school year.
I am looking forward to meeting all of my new students. My mission is to help them grow as artists and as students for many years to come. My inbox is open for questions, comments and concerns. I would like to get to know you!
With Warm Regards,
Maxwell Kramer- Art Teacher
Studio expectations:
- Be kind: to yourself and others.
- Use inside voices: Quiet conversations are permitted, as long as the volume in the room is not too loud.
- Raise hands: when you have a question or need help.
- Sit nicely: Please keep your feet off of the seats and all four chair legs on the ground.
- Clean up: well, quietly and on time.
- Keep hands to yourself: and on your own artwork.
