We were left with a single class at the end of this last session. So, we had to do a project we could complete in one hour or less. This can be tough, especially for older students. This Surrealist inspired imaginary animal project was perfect. We began by looking at the book, Imagine, by Norman […]
I love using gouache and have been using it for my personal work for many years but have never used it with my students. Last summer, I took a workshop for art teachers. One of the instructors, Britt Curley, shared this project, painting kingfisher birds in gouache. I was so excited about the possibilities of […]
It has been a long time since we spent a full five week session on one project, but this collage project was definitely worth it. All three levels did the same project, all had great results. We started out learning some watercolor techniques to create painted paper that would later become whales, seals, sharks, tropical […]
Back in December (Yes, I am behind in posting!), we had a Christmas Workshop. It was a lot of fun, but the holidays kept me so busy, I am just now getting around to sharing the projects. For the main project, I decided to have students illustrate a partridge in a pear tree. We sang […]
At least once a year, I try do do a mixed media collage. I think there is a lot of value in having students see how they can combine several small projects into one final piece. This project took three weeks to complete, but I think it was well worth it. There is a whole […]
I wanted to start this session off with a project that is fun and not too difficult. This was just perfect! We started off by reading the book Arlo Needs Glasses by Barney Saltzberg. It tells the story of how Arlo can no longer play catch; the ball keeps hitting him in the face. Arlo […]
Coming up with a project for the last class of a session can be a challenge. Whatever we do has to be finished in that hour, and often there are some students who are still working on other projects. This little mixed media owl project was perfect! We drew the owls on blue paper and […]
For the last couple of weeks, we have been working on drawing and painting tropical fish. The older students worked in pencil and Sharpie, drawing from detailed illustrations of fish. The younger group used black oil pastel and drew from simple, stylized illustrations of fish. Both groups used liquid watercolor for the water, adding salt […]
For the last couple of weeks, we have been working on painting flamingos. We broke the flamingo shape down to a circle and an oval and then drew the basic outline. This project was really about painting and mixing colors. We used tempera paint, and for most of the colors, we mixed right on the […]
I saw this project on Cassie Stephens’ blog, In the Art Room. I loved the bold, bright colors and the contrast of the strong black lines. Cassie was inspired by the art of Dean Russo. I wasn’t familiar with his work but enjoyed checking his work out. Cassie used india ink in bingo daubers to […]
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