Today my K-2nd grade class drew and painted these precious penguins. This seemed a fitting subject for this cold icy day. We started out by discussing how to draw penguins using lightly drawn circles and ovals to create the shape and then connecting those shapes to form the penguin’s body. We looked at how changing […]
We started a colorful fish project this week. Most of the students didn’t finish, but I wanted to share the completed ones. They are so bright and fun! These were drawn with black oil pastel. Details were drawn with white oil pastel. We talked about warm and cool colors and chose either a warm or […]
This week, we completed out pattern animals. They really turned out great. Some students really got into creating patterns. Some students told me they were drawing patterns at home last week. One student mentioned an idea to do several of these on smaller paper and make copies to put together a coloring book as a […]
Last week, we took a break from color and focused on line and pattern. We started our lesson discussing pattern, and I shared my Zentangle for Kids cards. These Zentangle cards take intricate patterns and breaks them down into do-able steps. Some students got really excited about these, others stuck to more simple lines and […]
We only had about 30-45 min to complete one last project for this session. Picasso Roosters were perfect. We looked at pictures of Picasso’s “Rooster” and talked about how he drew multiple views of an object at one time. The students enjoyed the animated look of the rooster. These were drawn in white oil pastel […]
Last week, most of my students completed their watercolor jungles inspired by Rousseau. I encouraged them to mix a variety of greens and to try layering to create shadows and richer colors. I absolutely love their creative drawings! They certainly captured the feeling of a jungle and included some precious animals. They all really worked […]
Fall classes have begun at Corbie Arts, and we are off to a great start! We started by reading The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau by Michelle Markel. Then we drew our own jungle with Sharpie markers on watercolor paper. Our goal was to create dense jungle scenes, full of plant and animal life. I […]
The last project for “Crawl, Wiggle, Fly” was a bee print. We first traced a hexagon template to make a honeycomb background. Then we painted the background using pan watercolor. We used foam sheets and sticky foam sheets to create the bee printing plates. I provided templates for the body parts for those that wanted […]
Today in “Crawl, Wiggle, Fly,” we made butterfly collages. Yesterday, we made some painted paper in warm and cool colors. We used those papers today to create beautiful butterflies. Thanks to Patty at Deep Space Sparkle for the inspiration. : )
Excited to share more painted owls from the Thursday class. Most of them chose the same type of owl to draw, but they each turned out so unique. Beautiful work! The students were very enthusiastic about painting their owls. Maybe a little too enthusiastic. : )
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