Wednesday’s K-2 group did just a great job finishing their painted owls! We used tempera paint. I encouraged them to explore different ways to make texture. One new technique they learned was to add texture by painting over a color with a contrasting color and using the end of their brush to carve though the […]
Thursday’s K-2nd grade class finished their bird collages. They really created some wonderfully exotic birds. They added some great detail and really gave a lot of thought to the placement of each bird in their trees. They finished pieces are just wonderful!
I knew students would be finishing their projects at different times this week. Some would need a short project to fill the hour. Fellow art teacher, Carol Cormier, shared this project. I knew it would be just perfect! Students first drew a tree with some leaves, then cut shapes from various papers. They glued these […]
The last two weeks, we have been working on a painting/collage of birds in cherry blossom trees. I loved that this project taught skills, like applying a graded wash with watercolor, while allowing for a lot of creativity. We started by painting a bright sunset in watercolor. Then, we created “blob” birds on a separate […]
Yesterday, we finished our tropical birds. These were drawn with Sharpie and painted in puck tempera. The foliage was painted on a separate sheet and added as a collage element. The final touch was spraying yellow and blue liquid watercolor. This project was inspired by Denise Logan’s book, Dynamic Art Projects for Children. These were […]
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